The patient with a spinal cord injury has a history of recurrent urinary tract infections due to an inability to completely empty the bladder. The nurse provides the patient with which instruction?

The nurse is collecting data from the parents of a seven-year-old boy who often has liquid stool in his underwear. The parents report he developed urinary and stool incontinence at four years of age and this problem started about six months ago. Their son excretes small pellets of stool every night before bed, and the parents wonder if he is soiling his clothing on purpose. Which additional testing does the nurse anticipate at this point?

The nurse recommends removal of which items from the home of the patient who will be discharged home in a wheelchair?