Scenario:
Mrs. Pamela Allen is a 65-year-old female who frequentlysuffered from intermittent constipation. She was admitted tohospital for further investigation and needs a colectomy for coloncancer. As the nurse on duty you are to give Mrs. Allen a cleansingenema, pre-operatively.
1. What solutions are used when giving a large volume enema?
2. What volume is used for an adult?
3. Should the solution be warmed and if so how warm should itbe?
4. Describe the assessments you would perform before giving theenema, including an abdominal assessment?
5. What would you do if the patientcomplains of cramping during the administration?
6. What data would suggest that theintervention was successful?
7. What information would you provide to the client in order toobtain consent to administer the enema?
