After surgery, patients may resume oral intake when
a. they have bowel sounds.
b. their appetite returns.
c. they are able to sit upright.
d. their blood glucose level is normal.
A
After surgery, patients may resume oral intake when they have bowel sounds, because this indi-cates that their gastrointestinal tract is working. Appetite may not return for several days, but pa-tients still need nutrients and so they need to eat anyway. Patients should not eat lying down be-cause of the risk of aspiration, but do not need to be able to sit completely upright to eat. Blood glucose level is not an indicator of whether the patient is ready to resume oral intake.
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