The nurse is admitting a patient who is being transferred from a nursing home who has been bedridden for the past two months. The nurse anticipates the patient will have which electrolyte disturbances?

The nurse is teaching the patient about dietary modifications that enhance bowel regularity. Which food, if selected by the patient, indicate a need for further teaching?

A ten-year-old patient presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain. He states, “I poop every day. It sometimes hurts to go and the poop is small, hard pieces. Which response does the nurse anticipate when the child is asked, “How much water do you drink in a day?”