The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient on the First

The nurse is caring for a patient on the first postoperative day after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. Which assessment finding should be reported immediately to the surgeon?

A) Bilateral crackles audible at both lung bases
B) Redness, irritation, and skin breakdown in skinfolds
C) Emesis of bile-colored fluid past the nasogastric (NG) tube
D) Use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) several times an hour for pain

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