Question

A client is diagnosed with acute gastritis secondary to alcoholism and cirrhosis. The client reports frequent nausea, pain that increases after meals, and black, tarry stools. The client recently joined Alcoholics Anonymous. The nurse should give priority to which client history item?

1 Black, tarry stools
2 Frequent nausea
3 Joining Alcoholics Anonymous
4 Pain that increases after meals

Answer 1

black tarry stool

Step-by-step explanation:

which indicates upper GI bleeding; digestive enzymes act on the blood, resulting in tarry stool. Hemorrhage can occur if erosion extends to blood vessels.