The Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Recovering from an Emergency

question 35

Multiple Choice

The nurse is monitoring a patient recovering from an emergency appendectomy.Which finding 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-centimeter spot of bloody drainage on dressing

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