An older adult client often has uncontrolled passage of stool following a cerebrovascular accident. What will the nurse most likely include in the client's plan of care?
a. Incontinent bowel related to loss of sphincter control, as evidenced by inability to delay the urge to defecate
b. Diarrhea related to tube feedings, as evidenced by hyperactive bowel sounds and urgency
c. Constipation related to physiologic condition involving the deficit in neurologic innervation, as evidenced by fecal incontinence
d. Retention of fecal matter related to loss of sphincter control, and diminished spinal cord innervation related to hemiparesis

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