Question

An older adult client tells the nurse, i give myself a mineral oil enema every day. what is the appropriate nursing response?

Answer 1

Mineral oil enema is used as a laxative or stool softener is elderly clients.

If an older client tells the nurse, I give myself a mineral oil enema everyday, the nurse should administer the older adult client with oil-retention enema. The nurse should tell the client to do oil retention for at least 30 minutes at body temperature. the nurse should also advice the client not to use mineral oil retention for more than a week until and unless not prescribed by the physician.

Answer 2

I could only imagine that the nurse would be a bit taken aback that the paitent is using mineral oil and shoving it up their own buttocks. The nurse would report this to the doctor on call or the RN of which she can discuss proper remedy for the client. Proper responses from the nurse would also include the how to's in doing this correctly if this indeed is what the paitent is wanting to continue as far as short term relief over finding out what is causing the problem in the first place.