The nurse is caring for a client who had a T-tube placed 3 days ago. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the procedure was successful?
a. Sclera that is slightly icteric
b. Positive Blumberg's sign
c. Soft, brown, formed stool this morning
d. Sips of clear liquid tolerated without nau-sea
C
A transhepatic biliary catheter (T-tube) decompresses extrahepatic ducts to promote the flow of bile. When bile flows normally, it reaches the large intestine, where bile is converted to urobili-nogen, coloring the stools brown. The other findings would not indicate successful T-tube placement.
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