The nurse is assessing Doris Bowman, who is recovering from total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy 12 hours ago. The nurse understands that which of the following findings are indicative of expected outcomes following this surgical procedure? (Select all that apply.)
- Abdomen is tender, with hypoactive bowel sounds present.
- Blood pressure 130/78, heart rate 90, pain is 3 on pain scale.
- Abdominal dressing is saturated with yellow, foul-smelling drainage.
- Client urine output for 24 hours is 170 mL, dark yellow in color.
- Client skin is pale and diaphoretic, with dry mucous membranes.
- Client is alert and oriented and moves all extremities to command.
- IV site is dry and intact, with D5NS infusing at 125 cc/hr.
- Client reports nausea, with 500 cc of dark green emesis in basin.
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