Insight on a question I do not agree with

thanks JBUDD those are my thoughts EXACTLY!!!! She will not budge on this answer and is sticking to her thoughts that C is correct. I totally agree that the "idea" behind D is excellent. . . to clarify how much the client is actually drinking thereby determining if they are actually taking in an adequate amount.

The question is not going to hurt my grade at all . . . and I don't normally argue points with instructors, but C is SO blatantly wrong that it really bothers me. Her response was "well its not like the patient will remember what you tell them anyway" . . .

terrifying what we are being taught in nursing school!

I need to have you call my teacher!!! It just really bothers me that they are allowing nurses to stick so hard to the idea behind "therapeutic communication" that it doesn't even matter that we are telling our patients things that are absolutely medically inaccurate!

D. How much water is this person really drinking?

totally agree not a hat person . . . . I am just trying to get any sort of idea WHY in the world my teacher (and over 1/2 the class would have picked C). . . kinda scary!

A client says, "I drink so much water every day you'd think I would have diarrhea, not constipation!" An appropriate response for the nurse to make to this client is:

A. "You're obviously not drinking enough water!"- Other reasons cause constipation

B. "You are dehydrated." without labs/ other signs cannot say this

C. "Your body only absorbs about 1 liter of water a day."

I would take this to mean that over 1 liter is going to be excreted by the kidneys and will not help with constipation.

D. "Are you sure you're drinking as much as you think you are?"questions the client, not effective communication

Of those answers I would pick C. Sorry I agree with your teacher. Water is only going to help so much with constipation. Excessive water will not cause diarrhea, but will cause increased urination.

A client says, "I drink so much water every day you'd think I would have diarrhea, not constipation!" An appropriate response for the nurse to make to this client is:

A. "You're obviously not drinking enough water!"- Other reasons cause constipation

B. "You are dehydrated." without labs/ other signs cannot say this

C. "Your body only absorbs about 1 liter of water a day."

I would take this to mean that over 1 liter is going to be excreted by the kidneys and will not help with constipation.

D. "Are you sure you're drinking as much as you think you are?"questions the client, not effective communication

^^^^^ AGREE with this response

I would have picked "D", but with the wording a little different. Definitely not "C" !!!

I can see your point Mandychelle79.

To Mandychelle79

If increasing water intake will not help the constipation then why we recommended to increase water intake to relieve constipation, and why we use enema to help with constipation ????......

Specially, Body does not "ABSORBS" 1 L per day, but it might "RETAIN" 1 L per day..........Because more than 1 L is going to absorb in only small intestine.....and more than that in the Large intestine.......

I would have to agree with Mandy and focus on therapeutic communication more than anything else. I would have picked C.