A patient who has just undergone a colon resection complains to the nurse that he felt something "pop" under his dressing while trying to get out of bed. The nurse removes the dressing and finds that dehiscence of the wound has occurred
The nurse's first action should be to: 1. replace the dressing; dehiscence is normal.
2. call the physician.
3. pull the wound edges together and replace the dressing.
4. cover the wound with sterile dressings saturated with normal saline.
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The first action of the nurse should be to prevent damage from drying of the exposed organs by covering the wound with saline-saturated dressings and then calling the physician.
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