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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Recovering

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The nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from bowel surgery. Which assessment finding best indicates that the bowel is starting to resume function and the patient will be able to resume oral intake soon?


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Explicit Memories

Memories that can be consciously recalled, such as facts and events.

Implicit Memories

Memories that influence our behaviors and knowledge without conscious awareness, typically acquired through repetition and practice.

Selective Attention

The ability to direct mental resources to relevant information in order to process that information further, while also ignoring irrelevant information.

Information Processing

A psychological theory that describes the process through which humans encode, store, and retrieve information.

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