A nurse is preparing to provide care for a patient whose exacerbation of ulcerative colitis has required hospital admission. During an exacerbation of this health problem, the nurse would anticipate that the patients stools will have what characteristics?
A) Watery with blood and mucus
B) Hard and black or tarry
C) Dry and streaked with blood
D) Loose with visible fatty streaks
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