The Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Who Had an Emergency

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is monitoring a patient who had an emergency appendectomy today. Which of the following findings should be reported to the physician immediately?

• A)Pain at the operative site
• B)Absence of bowel sounds
• C)Abdomen rigid on palpation
• D)3-cm spot of bloody drainage on dressing

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