Multiple Choice
Which actions by the nurse are examples of independent nursing interventions for a postoperative patient?
A) Teaching patients with heart failure how to do accurate daily weights
B) Administering intravenous fluids when the patient is unable to eat or drink
C) Advancing a patient's diet from clear liquids to solid foods after surgery
D) Elevating the head of the patient's bed to facilitate use of the incentive spirometer
E) Switching the patient's injected pain medication to oral tablets before discharge
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