When the Nurse Is Caring for a Patient on the First

When the nurse is caring for a patient on the first postoperative day after an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, the information that is most significant when the nurse is assessing for the return of peristalsis is

A) absence of abdominal distention.
B) passing of flatus with ambulation.
C) dark brown nasogastric (NG) tube drainage.
D) moderate abdominal tenderness.

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