The home health nurse is visiting a patient recovering after an abdominal hysterectomy.Which action should the home health nurse take before promoting patient intake of oral fluids?

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Patients can be hydrated and fed early for nutrition to promote healing and faster recovery.The nurse just needs to check the physician's orders for oral intake.C.D.Traditionally after GI surgery,bowel sounds were monitored by the nurse and the patient was kept NPO until flatus and bowel sounds returned.No evidence exists to support this practice.However,research about this practice shows that bowel sounds are not correlated with bowel motility and a patient's ability to safely drink and eat postoperatively.A.Pain is expected after surgical intervention and should be treated with analgesics.

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