Continence Tools for Residential Aged Care - Bladder and Bowel ...

6. The Monthly Bowel Chart
Some residents require ongoing monitoring of their
bowel elimination pattern to assist you to identify
whether or not aperients or other medications are
required. The Monthly Bowel Chart is designed
for this purpose. The best time to commence it is
following completion of the resident’s continence
assessment.
By completing the Monthly Bowel Chart, you will
obtain the following information:
● The day that the
resident has a bowel
motion and on AM,
PM or night shift.
● The type of bowel
movement (refer
to the Bristol Stool
Form Scale on the
Bowel Chart).
● Whether or not
the resident was
incontinent of faeces.
● Whether or not the
resident was given an
aperients/suppository.
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