Title: Discuss the importance of identifying abnormal characteristics of stool that the nurse aide should report to the appropriate supervisor.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VIII: Personal Care Skills

Discussion should include

- abnormal color (e.g., white, black, bloody)
- abnormal consistency (e.g., hard and dry, liquid)
- constipation
- pain with the bowel movement
- stool incontinence
- presence of blood, mucus, pus, and worms.