Scenario M.N., age 40, was admitted with acute cholecystitis. After undergoing an open cholecystecto

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M.N., age 40, was admitted with acute cholecystitis. After undergoing an open cholecystectomy, she is being admitted to your surgical floor. She has a nasogastric tube to continuous low wall suction, one peripheral IV, and a large abdominal dressing. Her orders are as follows:

Physician’s Orders

Progress diet to low-fat diet as tolerated

D5 ½ NS with 40 mEq KCl at 125 mL/hr

Turn, cough, and deep breathe q2h

Incentive spirometer q2h while awake

Dangle in AM, ambulate in PM

Morphine sulfate 10 mg IM q4h prn for pain

Ampicillin (Omnipen) 2 g IVPB q6h

Chest x-ray in AM

Are these orders appropriate for M.N.? State your rationale.

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