Twelve Hours After Undergoing a Gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I), a Patient

Twelve hours after undergoing a gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I) , a patient complains of increasing abdominal pain. The patient has absent bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG) drainage in the last hour. The most appropriate action by the nurse at this time is to

A) notify the surgeon.
B) irrigate the NG tube.
C) administer the prescribed morphine.
D) continue to monitor the NG drainage.

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