Question 23  The nurse notices that the client who is 24 hours post-op after having a bowel resection and ileostomy has only a small amount of bloody fluid draining from the ileostomy. The nurse should: Question 23 options: encourage the client to drink more fluid assess for return of bowel sounds irrigate the ostomy to promote drainage

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The nurse notices that the client who is 24 hours post-op after having a bowel resection and ileostomy has only a small amount of bloody fluid draining from the ileostomy. The nurse should:

Question 23 options:

encourage the client to drink more fluid


assess for return of bowel sounds


irrigate the ostomy to promote drainage


report finding to the doctor as soon as possible

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The nurse notices that the client who is 24 hours post-op after having a bowel resection and ileostomy has only a small amount of bloody fluid draining from the ileostomy. The nurse should:

Question 23 options:

encourage the client to drink more fluid


assess for return of bowel sounds


irrigate the ostomy to promote drainage


report finding to the doctor as soon as possible

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