chapter 30 perioperative prep u (A+ Guaranteed)

Which of the following statements, if made by an adolescent preparing for abdominal surgery, would indicate to the nurse that the client requires additional instruction? a) "When I can eat again, the best meal would be steak and orange juice." b) "I can have a hamburger and French fries as soon as I wake up." c) "I might be sick to my stomach and throw up after surgery." d) "The better I eat before surgery, the more likely I will heal." "I can have a hamburger and French fries as soon as I wake up." Explanation: Oral fluid and food may be withheld until intestinal motility resumes 819 A patient had an open cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal) 36 hours earlier, and the nurse's assessment this morning confirms that the patient has not yet had a bowel movement since prior to surgery. How should the nurse best respond to this assessment finding?