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Bristol Stool Chart

Appendix Q from the RNAO A Proactive Approach to Bladder and Bowel Management in Adults — Fourth Edition shows pictures of stools to help improve assessment of constipation.

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). A proactive approach to bladder and bowel management in adults. 4th ed. Toronto (ON): RNAO; 2020. (p. 147).

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