A nurse found the pre-operative patient out of bed, barefoot, and watching TV while eating breakfast. "We have to cancel your surgery, because you're not NPO," the nurse said. What did the patient do wrong?

A) The patient watched TV. B) The patient walked barefoot.
C) The patient ate food. D) The patient left his or her hospital bed.


C

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