A hospitalized client tells the nurse of the inability to have a bowel movement because "too many people are around." What should the nurse do to promote normal fecal elimination for this client?

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Assisting the client to the bathroom to ensure privacy allows the client to feel more comfortable and less inhibited, which can promote normal fecal elimination. Providing a laxative may help treat constipation, but it does not address the client's specific concern of being unable to have a bowel movement with too many people around. Restricting fluids may actually worsen constipation, and assisting the client with ambulation does not directly address the issue of privacy.

A Hospitalized Client Tells the Nurse of the Inability to Have