XXX Assessment

While I was accompanying a senior student on her morning assessment rounds, I heard her questioning an elderly gentleman about his bowel movements.

“Did you have a bowel movement yesterday?”

“Yes, ma’m, I did,” he replied.

“And was it good for you?” she went on.

He did not miss a beat.  “Why, yes, it was.”

Not how I learned to assess bowel movements, but I gave her points for creativity!

Fran Janowich, RN, MSN