A client has a bowel movement of hard,dry,but formed stool.The nurse associates these characteristics with
A)bowel incontinence.
B)constipation.
C)diarrhea.
D)fecal impaction.

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Hard, dry, formed stool is characteristic of constipation, which means the client is having difficulty passing feces. Bowel incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements, diarrhea is characterized by watery stool, and fecal impaction is the build-up of hard, dry stool in the rectum that cannot be eliminated by normal bowel movements.

A Client Has a Bowel Movement of Hard,dry,but Formed Stool