Multiple Choice
When caring for a patient on the first postoperative day after an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair,which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
A) Presence of flatus
B) Loose, bloody stools
C) Hypoactive bowel sounds
D) Abdominal pain with palpation
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