Which statement, if made by an adolescent preparing for abdominal surgery, would indicate to the nurse that the client requires additional instruction?
A) I can have a hamburger and French fries as soon as I wake up?
B) The better I eat before surgery, the more likely I will heal?
C) I might be sick to my stomach and throw up after surgery?
D) When I can eat again, the best meal would be steak and orange juice?
Ans: A
Feedback:
Oral fluid and food may be withheld until intestinal motility resumes.
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