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A nurse caring for N 8 year old child with severe gastroenteritis is to add potassium chloride to the existing intravenous fluid. Before adding the potassium chloride to the IV fluid, which of the following signs would be critical for the nurse to assess: A) ability to have bowel movements independently or B) bowel sounds are active