A client has a serum ferritin level of 8 ng/mL and microcytic red blood cells.What action by the nurse is best?

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This client has laboratory findings indicative of iron deficiency anemia.The most common cause of this disorder is blood loss,often from the GI tract.The nurse should perform a Hemoccult test on the client's stools.High-protein foods may help the condition,but dietary interventions take time to work.That still does not determine the cause.Frequent oral care is not related.Cobalamin injections are for pernicious anemia.

A Client Has a Serum Ferritin Level of 8 Ng/mL