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Aby Mitchell

Senior Lecturer, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, aby

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Rationale and procedure for performing digital removal of faeces

Under normal circumstances, an individual adopts a sitting or squatting position allowing for straightening of the anorectal angle and the relaxation of the external anal sphincter and puborectalis...

Administering a suppository: types, considerations and procedure

There are various types of suppositories used for constipation. Nurses must be aware of any potential harm associated with their practice and reduce this whenever possible (Nursing and Midwifery...

Carrying out a holistic assessment of a patient with constipation

There is no pathological cause for primary constipation (Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 2012; Dougherty and Lister, 2015). Factors that lead to the development of primary constipation are extrinsic...

Administering an enema: indications, types, equipment and procedure

Indications for the use of enemas include to:.

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