Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
The nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of an 8-year-old child who recently started soiling his underwear each day rather than using the toilet to defecate.This behavior indicates a symptom of:
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Encopresis is involuntary fecal soiling in a toilet-trained child, matching the description. Encephalopathy (A), enuresis (C), and echolalia (D) involve brain disorders, urination, and speech repetition, respectively.