Practice Quiz

NCLEX-PN

Category - Pharmacological Therapies

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A nurse is about to administer a rectal suppository to an elderly client. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client when inserting the suppository?
  1. Ask the client to bear down, as if having a bowel movement
  2. Instruct the client to deeply breathe in through the nostrils and exhale through the mouth
  3. Instruct the client to avoid eating for 1 hour
  4. Instruct the client to expel the suppository after 30 minutes
Explanation
Answer: B - Asking the client to breathe in through the nose and exhale through the mouth relaxes the anal sphincter, allowing the insertion of the suppository.
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