After the change-of-shift report, the practical nurse (PN) makes rounds on a postoperative unit. Which client finding necessitates the Immediate attention of the PN?

The client finding that necessitates immediate attention by the practical nurse (PN) is a client who is having bright red drainage from the rectum following a colonoscopy with polyp removal. Bright red rectal bleeding can indicate active bleeding and immediate intervention is required to assess the severity of the bleeding, control the bleeding if possible, and prevent further complications. A. The older client with a blood pressure of 100/70 after receiving meperidine for pain may require further assessment, but it does not indicate an immediate life-threatening condition. B. Pink urine draining from the indwelling urinary catheter following a transurethral prostatectomy may be expected due to the surgical procedure, but it should still be monitored. D. Brown-green bile draining from a T-tube after cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis is also an expected finding.