An unlicensed assistive staff member says to the nurse, "I need for you to assess a patient. Something is coming out of his rectum." The nurse realizes that the assistant most likely observed which health problem?
1. internal hemorrhoids
2. colostomy
3. prolapsed hemorrhoids
4. femoral hernia
Correct Answer: 3
Prolapsed hemorrhoids will be visible from the rectum and anal area. Internal hemorrhoids are not visible by an external examination. The colostomy and femoral hernia are not located in the rectal area.
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