Practice Question
The nurse is caring for a child with cystic fibrosis. When assisting the child to the toilet, the nurse should not be surprised to find what type of bowel movement?
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Correct Answer:
Large, bulky, frothy, greasy, and foul-smelling stool (steatorrhea)
Rationale:
🔷 Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) commonly experience malabsorption due to pancreatic enzyme insufficiency, which prevents proper digestion of fats and proteins.
🔷 As a result, they often have steatorrhea—large, bulky, frothy, greasy, and foul-smelling stools—indicating undigested fat in the stool.
🔷 This symptom is a hallmark sign of CF-related exocrine pancreatic dysfunction, and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy is typically required.
🔷 Other stool types (liquid, pellet-like, or discolored) are not characteristic of CF and may suggest alternate or coexisting conditions.
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- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Pediatrics
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