The nurse determines a patient requires a fecal impaction removal.Which assessment result justifies the nurse's finding?

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The nurse determines that the patient who is unable to pass hard stool requires fecal removal after other methods,including suppositories and enemas,have been unsuccessful.Rebound tenderness is a clinical indicator consistent with peritonitis.However,normal pain and tenderness can indicate stool impaction.A patient history of fecal impaction affects prevention strategies for impaction,including exercise,fluids,high-fiber diet,and maintaining a bowel ritual and regular bowel habits.Lack of a bowel movement for a day does not necessarily indicate constipation.

The Nurse Determines a Patient Requires a Fecal Impaction Removal