The patient appears to be fatiguing before daily bathing and grooming is finished. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The patient tells the nurse, “My provider told me to increase my dietary intake of vitamin C, but I’m not sure how to get it.” Which food does the nurse encourage the patient to eat?

The 78-year-old resident of a nursing home is brought to the emergency department for abdominal pain that is not responsive to oxycodone. She takes captopril, atenolol, lovastatin, and glyburide in addition to the oxycodone. Upon assessment, her abdomen is full and mildly tender. She has positive bowel sounds and reports passing gas but no stools for 96 hours. She denies anorexia or vomiting. A digital rectal examination is performed and stool is found in the rectum. The nurse anticipates being ordered to perform which intervention for this patient?