The nurse is monitoring a patient recovering from an emergency appendectomy.Which finding should be reported to the physician immediately?

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With peritonitis,a life-threatening complication,abdominal rigidity is present.The physician should be notified promptly for treatment orders.A.The patient will be experiencing post-operative pain.B.Absence of bowel sounds is expected after anesthesia.D.Bleeding is expected after surgery.

The Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Recovering from an Emergency