The nurse caring for a patient who has peritonitis and has developed a paralytic ileus assesses that the patient is passing gas. The assessment is an indication of:
a. gas forming in bowel contents.
b. the result of forceful vomiting.
c. returned peristalsis.
d. inadequate decompression.
C
The passing of gas or stool in the patient who has a paralytic ileus is an indication that peristalsis has returned.
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