The nurse is assessing a cognitively impaired older adult client and observes a leaking of liquid stool from the rectum.The nurse's initial intervention for this client is to:

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When a continuous oozing of diarrhea stool occurs,suspect impaction.The liquid portion of feces located higher in the colon seeps around the impacted mass.An obvious sign of impaction is the inability to pass a stool for several days,despite the repeated urge to defecate.The digital examination should be performed after it has been determined that the client has been without a normal bowel movement for several days.Although the remaining options are not inappropriate,they would not be the initial intervention.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Cognitively Impaired Older Adult Client