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KimWrice

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A 58-year-old man with blunt abdominal trauma from a motor vehicle crash undergoes peritoneal lavage. If the lavage returns brown fecal drainage, which action will the nurse plan to take next?

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A patient complains of gas pains and abdominal distention two days after a small bowel resection. Which nursing action is best to take?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1



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KimWrice

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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