Forty-eight hours after a nephrectomy, a client complains of increasing nausea and abdominal pressure. The nurse's first nursing action is to:

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Auscultate bowel sounds. Though nausea may occur following the administration of narcotics, if it is accompanied by the absence of bowel sounds and upper abdominal distention, gastric or small-intestine dilation should be suspected and the nurse's findings reported to the physician.

Forty-Eight Hours After a Nephrectomy, a Client Complains of Increasing