During a home visit, the nurse learns that the client ensures a daily bowel movement with the help of laxatives. The client feels that deviation from a bowel movement every day is unhealthy. Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse most likely identify?

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The client's belief that deviation from daily bowel movements is unhealthy suggests that the client may perceive constipation even if there is no true physiological constipation present. Therefore, the most appropriate nursing diagnosis is "perceived constipation."

During a Home Visit, the Nurse Learns That the Client