RN Exam Practice
Physiological AdaptationQuestion 1229 of 2368

A child has had watery stools for 10 days. How does the nurse classify this diarrhea?

  1. Chronic diarrhea, because it has lasted more than a week
  2. Chronic diarrhea, because it is watery
  3. Acute diarrhea, because it is caused by a virus
  4. Acute diarrhea, because it has lasted fewer than 2 weeks
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Correct answer: Acute diarrhea, because it has lasted fewer than 2 weeks

Acute diarrhea lasts fewer than two weeks. Chronic diarrhea lasts longer than two weeks.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Other Childhood Disorders: Diarrhea. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Physiological Adaptation"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026