colorectal cancer

The American Cancer Society recommends routine screening to detect colorectal cancer. Which screening test for colorectal cancer should a nurse recommend?

Annual digital examination after age 40

Which of the following is considered a bulk-forming laxative?

Metamucil

The nurse is preparing a client for a test that involves inserting a thick barium paste into the rectum with radiographs taken as the client expels the barium. What test will the nurse prepare the client for?

Defecography

The nurse is talking with a group of clients who are older than age 50 years about the recognition of colon cancer to access early intervention. What should the nurse inform the clients to report immediately to their primary care provider?

change in bowel habits

The nurse is caring for a client with a suspected megacolon. The nurse anticipates that one of the findings of assessment will be

fecal incontinence

A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group of older adults about colon cancer. What would the nurse include as the primary characteristic associated with this disorder?

A change in bowel habits

Which drug is considered a stimulant laxative?

Bisacodyl

A surgeon is discussing surgery with a client diagnosed with colon cancer. The client is visibly shaken over the possibility of a colostomy. Based on the client's response, the surgeon should collaborate with which health team member?

Enterostomal nurse

A client suspected of having colorectal cancer requires which diagnostic study to confirm the diagnosis?

Sigmoidoscopy

A client has been diagnosed with cancer in the descending colon. Which symptoms would the nurse expect the client to report? Select all that apply.

narrowing of stools constipation abdominal distention bright red stools

Which of the following is the most common symptom of a polyp?

rectal bleeding

The nurse teaches the client whose surgery will result in a sigmoid colostomy that the feces expelled through the colostomy will bes

solid

An older adult client in a long-term care facility is concerned about bowel regularity. During a client education session, the nurse reinforces the medically acceptable definition of "regularity." What is the actual measurement of "regular"?

stool consistency and client comfort

The nurse is assessing a client for constipation. Which factor should the nurse review first to identify the cause of constipation?

usual pattern of elimination