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A patient continues to report postsurgical incisional pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after pain medicine is given.  The next dose os pain medication is not due for another hour. What should the critically thinking nurse do first?

A patient continues to report postsurgical incisional pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after pain medicine is given.  The next dose os pain medication is not due for another hour. What should the critically thinking nurse do first?

What is of greatestconcern when performing a digital rectal examination to determine the presence of fecal impaction?

Which of the following is a correct FIRST action for you to take if you meet resistance when inserting the catheter?

Ostomies that are created to drain fecal matter from the intestines include a colostomy and an:

What is of greatestconcern when performing a digital rectal examination to determine the presence of fecal impaction?

Which adaptation is most significant in indicating the presence of a fecal impaction?

An 86-year-old patient asks the nurse what lifestyle changes will reduce the chance of a urinary tractinfection. Which response is accurate?

The nurse is devising a plan of care for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of Constipation related to opioid use.  Which of the following outcomes would the nurse evaluate as successful for the patient to establish normal defecation?

Which of the following lists the stages of the industry life cycle in their correct order?