[Answered]: The nurse of a medical-surgical unit receives a…

The nurse of a medical-surgical unit receives a report from a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who is being transferred following a right hemicolectomy. The PACU nurse reports, “The client has an intravenous (IV) infusion of 1000 mL lactated Ringer’s infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 300 mL remaining. Prescriptions include morphine sulfate 2 mg IV every 2 to 4 hours for pain, last administered 30 minutes ago; ondansetron 4 mg IV every 8 hours for nausea, last administered 15 minutes ago.” Which additional information is most important for the nurse to obtain in the report? A. History of vomiting at home for 3 days prior to surgery. B. Declining to take ice chips for complaints of dry mouth. C. Soft abdomen, absent bowel sounds, no bleeding on dressing. D. Peripheral pulses present with full range of motion of both legs.