An Inpatient Has Returned to the Medical Unit After a Barium

Multiple Choice

An inpatient has returned to the medical unit after a barium enema. When assessing the patients subsequent bowel patterns and stools, what finding should the nurse report to the physician?

A) Large, wide stools
B) Milky white stools
C) Three stools during an 8-hour period of time
D) Streaks of blood present in the stool