Question

A client has black, sticky, tarry, foul-smelling stools from digested dark blood. which term should the nurse use in report to describe this finding?

Answer 1

The term the nurse should use to report and describe the findings in the patient is known as “Melena”. Melena is known to be the dark sticky feces containing a part of digested blood. Melena can be produced by swallowing blood or it may indicate that a person is bleeding internally.