To prevent development of the complication constipation in a postoperative client, you would have the client do which of the following?
1. Drink plenty of coffee and sit in a chair four times a day.
2. Ambulate in the room twice a day and eat a high-fiber diet.
3. Drink up to 3000 mL of fluid daily, and ambulate.
4. Undergo digital rectal stimulation daily.
ANS: 3
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