A nurse is caring for a patient following a whipple procedure (removal from the head of the pancreas, duodenum, part of the stomach, and common bile duct). The patient had nausea and vomiting and absent bowel tones. The nurse inserts a NGT per physician order to treat which surgical complication?
A. pain
B. constipation
C. fluid volume deficit
D. paralytic ileus
Answer: D. paralytic ileus
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