A client comes to the clinic complaining of not having a bowel movement in several days, abdominal cramping, and nausea. When the nurse puts the client on the stretcher, he vomits a large amount of fecal material
What should the first action by the nurse be? A) Notify the physician.
B) Start an IV of Ringer's lactate.
C) Insert an intestinal tube.
D) Insert a nasogastric tube.
A
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The physician should be notified immediately to examine the client because the client is exhibiting signs of an intestinal obstruction. Starting the IV and inserting a nasogastric tube would be interventions that the physician will order after seeing the client. The nurse does not insert intestinal tubes.
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