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A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a client who reports
abdominal pain.
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Nurses NotesWHICH ONES???

A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a client who reports abdominal pain. Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Nurses' Notes 1200: Client arrives to ED and reports abdominal pain and no bowel movement for the past 7 days. Client is undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer and has been taking 40 mg oxycodone extended-release tablets daily for the past 3 months. Client states they have attempted to relieve constipation for the last 7 days with bisacodyl suppositories and magnesium citrate oral suspension. Client reports that neither therapy initiated defecation. 1230: Client transported for abdominal x-ray. 1245: Client returned from x-ray. Provider prescribes a hypertonic cleansing enema. 1300: Procedure explained to client who verbalized understanding. Based on the client's clinical findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply. Prepare the client for NG tube placement. Administer oxycodone extended-release tablets. Perform a manual digital examination of the client's rectum. Auscultate the client's bowel sounds. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray. ? Assist the client to a left side-lying position with the right knee flexed. ?Administer a cleansing enema.


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The answer are : Auscultate the client's Bowel sounds. Adminster a cleansing enema . Assist the client to a left side lying position with the right knee flexed. Explanation : Hypertonic enema uses mor
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