Which of These Assessment Findings in a Patient with a Hiatal

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of these assessment findings in a patient with a hiatal hernia who returned from a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication 4 hours ago is most important for the nurse to address immediately?

• A) The patient is experiencing intermittent waves of nausea.
• B) The patient has absent breath sounds throughout the left lung.
• C) The patient has decreased bowel sounds in all four quadrants.
• D) The patient complains of 6/10 (0 to 10 scale) abdominal pain.

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