Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 818 of 2368
A client taking a bowel preparation reports that the stools are now liquid, clear, and yellow. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
- The bowel preparation is inadequate, because the stool is yellow
- The client should stop the laxative and eat solid food
- The procedure must be canceled
- The bowel preparation is adequate
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Correct answer: The bowel preparation is adequate
The goal is liquid, clear stool. Yellow liquid stool is acceptable, but cloudy stool is not.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Lifestyle: BOWEL PREPARATION. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026