Certified Nursing Assistant Exam Prep

Answer: D - Mr. Jack has fecal impaction. Constipation is an acute or chronic condition in which bowel movements occur less often than usual or consist of hard, dry stools that are painful or difficult to pass. Bowel habits vary, but an adult who has not had a bowel movement in three days or a child who has not had a bowel movement in four days is considered constipated. Obstipation is a condition of extreme and persistent constipation caused by obstruction in the intestinal system. Tympanites is a distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity.