A client will be having a total colectomy in 4 days. The client does not have an obstruction. What does the nurse anticipate instructing the client about doing prior to the surgery to prepare the bowel?
A) Instructing the client about dietary restrictions and lavage agents
B) Making sure the client drinks 2 L of fluid prior to the procedure
C) Instructing the client to have no food except clear liquids for 4 days
D) There will be no special preparation, and the client may eat until midnight the night prior to surgery.
A
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Cleansing of the bowel before surgery is carried out using dietary restriction in combination with laxative or lavage agents, depending on the client's condition (i.e., presence or absence of obstruction) and according to the surgeon's preference. There are no benefits to the client drinking 2 L of fluids for 4 days prior to the procedure or only taking in only liquids for 4 days.
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