A patient taking opioid analgesics has hard, dry stools and straining during defecation. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate if not contraindicated?
Correct answer: A. Encourage fluids, fibre, and regular activity
- A. Encourage fluids, fibre, and regular activity
- B. Restrict fluids until the stool becomes formed
- C. Administer an antidiarrhoeal medicine routinely
- D. Encourage bed rest until bowel sounds increase
Explanation
Opioids slow intestinal motility and commonly cause constipation. Fluids, dietary fibre, activity, and a prescribed bowel regimen help prevent it, whereas fluid restriction and antidiarrhoeals can worsen constipation.
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Elimination care covers normal bowel and urinary patterns, constipation, diarrhoea, incontinence, retention, enemas, ostomies and specimen collection. Catheterisation includes indications, catheter types, insertion principles, drainage-bag care and prevention of urinary infection, with attention to the difference between urinary retention and incontinence.
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