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An older adult is admitted through the emergency department with complaints of nausea, abdominal tenderness, and continual stooling.

On assessment, the nurse notes abdominal distention, smearing of stool on undergarments, and hypoactive bowel sounds LUQ and LLQ. The patient is unable to determine when the last bowel movement was. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
a. Signs and symptoms of an infection
b. An impaction
c. A pattern of laxative abuse
d. History of GI disease

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