When caring for a 10-hour postabdominal surgery patient, which finding the nurse should report to the charge nurse?
a. 20 mL of clear green emesis
b. Pain level of 5/10
c. No urine output since surgery
d. A weak cough ability
C
The postsurgical patient should void in 4 to 8 hours after surgery. Scant emesis, moderate pain, and a weak cough are expected findings after abdominal surgery and do not require immediate report to the charge nurse.
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