A Client Has Returned to the Nursing Unit After a Total

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client has returned to the nursing unit after a total abdominal hysterectomy.The nurse auscultates the client's abdomen and does not hear bowel sounds.Which is the nurse's priority intervention?

• A) Document the finding in the chart.
• B) Position the client on the right side.
• C) Irrigate the nasogastric tube.
• D) Measure abdominal girth.

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