The nurse obtains the following data when assessing a patient who returned to the surgical unit after having a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy 5 hours ago.Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon?
A) The abdominal dressing has a 1-cm area of dark red drainage.
B) The catheter drainage bag shows a total of 100 mL of urine since surgery.
C) The patient is complaining of level 5 (on a 10-point scale) continuous abdominal pain.
D) The patient has decreased bowel tones and abdominal distension.
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