Which one of the following statements regarding postoperative nutrition is correct?
A. Clients may have water on awakening from major surgical procedures.
B. Clear liquid diets are provided for 2—3 days following minor surgical procedures.
C. Soft diets are initiated the first postoperative day for major surgical conditions.
D. Clear liquids are started after bowel sounds have returned for major surgical procedures.
D
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What does Lewin's theory of change suggest the nurse can do to create change?
A. Freeze the change by constant persuasion, reinforcement, and use of focus groups B. Increase driving forces, decrease restraining forces, or do both C. Stabilize change by decree, rules and procedures, or legislation D. Unfreeze using the three Lewin techniques
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