The nurse caring for the child who is going to have surgery related to Hirschsprung's disease knows that assessment of the infant's fluid and electrolyte status is necessary for which of the following reasons?
A) There will be extensive bowel cleansing with repeated saline enemas.
B) The child's extreme constipation will throw the electrolytes off.
C) The child will be nothing by mouth (NPO) for a very long period of time.
D) Vomiting and diarrhea are not unusual in these cases.
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