Multiple Choice
Twelve hours after undergoing a gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I) , a client has symptoms of increasing abdominal pain. The client has absent bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG) drainage in the last hour. Which of the following actions shouldthe nurse take next?
A) Notify the surgeon.
B) Irrigate the NG tube.
C) Administer the prescribed morphine.
D) Continue to monitor the NG drainage.
Correct Answer:
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