Inserting a Rectal Suppository
"How about if I show you how to insert the suppository yourself?"
A female nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository to a male patient. The patient says, "This is so embarrassing. Is this really necessary?" What is the most appropriate response?
Low platelet count
After administering a rectal suppository for constipation, the nurse will monitor for all of the following responses except which one?
Instruct the patient to use the call light for assistance to the bathroom.
The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository to an elderly patient. Which step best protects the patient's safety?
Watery diarrhea
The nurse should question a provider's order to insert a suppository into the rectum of a patient with which condition?
"Be sure to let me know if the patient has a bowel movement."
Which statement made by a nurse best illustrates an understanding of the role of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) in administering a rectal suppository?
