A college student presents to the health care clinic with reports no bowel movement for four (4) days, bloating, and generalized
abdominal discomfort. She states she has not been eating and drinking correctly and is stressed because she has a final exam in two (2) days. A nurse assesses the abdomen and finds positive bowel sounds in all four quadrants, tenderness in the left lower quadrant with a few small round, firm masses. Rovsing's sign and the Psoas sign are negative. What nursing diagnosis can the nurse confirm for this client? Constipation related to decrease in fluid intake T/F
True... it's a sign of constipation related to fluid intake
Explanation:
Constipation are often cause by dehydration due to inadequate fluid intake or inadequate dietary fibre intake. Symptoms may include trouble having a bowel movement bloating
