While bathing the noncommunicative patient, the nurse notices the patient is swallowing repeatedly. What should the nurse do in response?
A) Offer the patient a drink
B) Put the patient in a supine position
C) Ready the emesis basin
D) Continue the bath
C
Feedback:
Nauseated patients who start swallowing repeatedly or complain about secretions in their throat are in the process of preparing for vomiting. The nurse should reach for the emesis basin. Offering water will increase vomiting. Placing the patient in a supine position risks the danger of aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs. Continuing the bath does not prepare the nurse if the patient begins to vomit.
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