The nurse notes that a client's wound is beginning to eviscerate while ambulating. The nurse's initial intervention is to
a. cover the wound with moistened, sterile saline dressings.
b. notify the surgeon immediately.
c. replace the protruding loops of bowel using sterile gloves.
d. return the client to bed as quickly as possible.
D
Evisceration constitutes an emergency. The nurse returns the client to bed, does not attempt to replace the organs, covers the wound with dressings moistened in sterile normal saline, and noti-fies the surgeon.
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