A nurse is performing sterile wound irrigation for an assigned client. A nursing assistant enters the client's room and tells the nurse that a physician has telephoned and has asked to speak to the nurse. What is the appropriate action by the nurse?
A. Asking the nursing assistant to take a message
B. Covering the client and answering the telephone call
C. Finishing the wound irrigation while the physician waits on the telephone
D. Asking the nursing assistant to obtain a telephone number from the physician so that the nurse may return the call after the wound irrigation is complete
Ans: D. Asking the nursing assistant to obtain a telephone number from the physician so that the nurse may return the call after the wound irrigation is complete
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