Journal article
Don't let sleeping bowels lie
Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.), Vol.41(11), pp.14-15
11/01/2011
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000406502.06943.0c
PMID: 22005805
Abstract
Constipation is experienced by almost everyone at some time, but the prevalence is especially high at end of life. Constipation generally responds well to nursing intervention but often isn't routinely assessed and therefore isn't treated. Besides being distressing for the patient, however, constipation contributes to negative patient outcomes such as prolonged hospital stays and increased readmissions. Like many symptoms, Buck reveals that constipation is easier to prevent then treat. Prevention begins with teaching the patient and caregiver about good bowel hygiene. At every patient assessment, ask about the date of last bowel movement, diet, activity, use of laxatives and other medications, and history of constipation. Also, she tells that suggesting regular times of relaxed toileting after a meal may also help.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Don't let sleeping bowels lie
- Creators
- Harleah Buck
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.), Vol.41(11), pp.14-15
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000406502.06943.0c
- PMID
- 22005805
- ISSN
- 0360-4039
- eISSN
- 1538-8689
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370749602771
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