Which action should the nurse in the emergency department anticipate for a 23-year-old patient who has had several episodes of bloody diarrhea?

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Patients with bloody diarrhea should have a stool culture for E.coli O157:H7.Antidiarrheal medications are usually avoided for possible infectious diarrhea to avoid prolonging the infection.Antibiotic therapy in the treatment of infectious diarrhea is controversial because it may precipitate kidney complications.Acetaminophen does not cause bloody diarrhea.

Which Action Should the Nurse in the Emergency Department Anticipate