A Nurse Is Caring for a Newly Admitted Patient with a Suspected

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient with a suspected GI bleed. The nurse assesses the patients stool after a bowel movement and notes it to be a tarry-black color. This finding is suggestive of bleeding from what location?

A) Sigmoid colon
B) Upper GI tract
C) Large intestine
D) Anus or rectum