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Following a cholecystectomy, drainage from the client's T tube for the first 24 hours after the operation was 350 cc. What is the appropriate nursing action?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
T-tube drainage of 300├óÔé¼ÔÇ£500 mL in the first 24 hours post-cholecystectomy is expected as bile drains externally. Continuing to observe and measure is appropriate unless other signs of complications arise.