What Are Nursing Interventions for GI Bleeding?
Gastrointestinal bleeding may occur anywhere along the digestive tract and it could be caused by gastric or duodenal ulcers, esophageal varices, diverticular disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or injury. Some possible symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding are a drop in blood pressure, coughing up blood, coffee ground vomit, black tarry stool, bright red blood in the stool and weakness. A nursing intervention is any nursing activity a nurse does to help a patient get better or feel more comfortable. There are several nursing interventions for a patient with a GI or gastrointestinal bleed.
