A client's dietary prescription states, "NPO," which means that the client may:
a. be preparing for surgery or another procedure
b. have no food or fluid by mouth
c. have only clear liquids
d. require an orogastric tube in order to receive nutrition via the gastrointestinal tract
B
Nothing by mouth (NPO) requires that a client have no food or fluid by mouth during the prescribed time frame.
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