Which GI Patient Is Unstable?

Which GI Patient Is Unstable? trains NGN-style prioritization for GI clients: pick the patient with active hemodynamic compromise from bleed, perforation suspicion, strangulating obstruction, severe dehydration, post-ERCP acute abdomen, or worsening encephalopathy over stable teaching or routine dressing changes. Boards reward objective instability and airway risk from hematemesis over polite requests. Anchor with GI bleed assessment, bowel obstruction vs ileus, liver failure & hepatic encephalopathy, acute pancreatitis care, and Canada RN hub · US RN hub.