A 58-Year-Old Man with Blunt Abdominal Trauma from a Motor

question 18

Multiple Choice

A 58-year-old man with blunt abdominal trauma from a motor vehicle crash undergoes peritoneal lavage.If the lavage returns brown fecal drainage,which action will the nurse plan to take next?

• A) Auscultate the bowel sounds.
• B) Prepare the patient for surgery.
• C) Check the patient's oral temperature.
• D) Obtain information about the accident.

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