A nurse is preparing to discharge a patient after recovery from gastric surgery. What is an appropriate discharge outcome for this patient?
A) The patient's bowel movements maintain a loose consistency.
B) The patient is able to tolerate three large meals a day.
C) The patient maintains or gains weight.
D) The patient consumes a diet high in calcium.
Ans: C
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Expected outcomes for the patient following gastric surgery include ensuring that the patient is maintaining or gaining weight (patient should be weighed daily), experiencing no excessive diarrhea, and tolerating six small meals a day. Patients may require vitamin B12 supplementation by the intramuscular route and do not require a diet excessively rich in calcium.
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