The Nurse Is Evaluating the Success of a Bowel and Bladder

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating the success of a bowel and bladder retraining program with a client who is recovering from a lower motor neuron spinal cord injury. Which observations indicate that this teaching has been successful? Select all that apply.

A) One episode of bladder incontinence in 8 hours
B) Client performs self-urinary catheterization every 4 hours while awake
C) Client transfers to use bedside commode after breakfast to evacuate bowels
D) Two episodes of impacted stool in 1 week
E) Client maintains a high-fluid, high-fiber diet