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A 79-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to macronutrients. Assessment data include the client receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.The new finding that receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea.A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.

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B. The new finding that receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea.

Why

Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.

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A 79-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to macronutrients. Assessment data include the client receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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