The Nurse Is Emptying the Bedside Commode of a Patient

question 55

Multiple Choice

The nurse is emptying the bedside commode of a patient with chronic leukemia and notes that the stool is very dark.Which assumption should guide the nurse's action?

• A) The patient may be bleeding.
• B) The patient may be dehydrated.
• C) The patient is most likely on iron supplements.
• D) The patient ate something that turned the stool a dark color.

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Definitions:

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