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At our facility, we've had a few bowel obstructions. As such, we've all become hyper aware of bowel movements. One thing I've noted is that some will chart "Resident had a powerful bowel movement" I'm not sure, but don't recall being taught in nursing school to document a bowel movement as being "powerful." What are your thoughts on this? Does this make sense or does it make us sound uneducated when we document lime this?
SilverBells, BSN
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Here's another one: Resident successfully produced a large, powerful bowel movement after administration of bowel medications