The nurse is caring for a school-age girl who has had a cardiac catheterization. The child tells the nurse that her bandage is "too wet." The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood. The most appropriate initial nursing action is which of the following?
a. Notify the physician.
b. Place child in Trendelenburg position.
c. Apply a new bandage with more pressure.
d. Apply direct pressure above catheterization site.
Answer: d. Apply direct pressure above catheterization site.
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