If there is bright red blood in the stool, the nurse recognizes that the probable source of the blood is the:
a. stomach.
b. small intestine.
c. lower gastrointestinal tract.
d. higher intestinal tract.
C
When blood in the stool is bright red, the site of bleeding is most likely from the lower gastrointestinal tract.
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a. Reward c. Coercive b. Referent d. Informational