The nurse is caring for a patient who has had abdominal surgery. After a hard sneeze, the patient reports pain in the surgical area, and the nurse immediately sees that the patient has a wound evisceration. What priority action must the nurse do first?
a. The nurse calls for help and stays with the patient.
b. The nurse leaves the patient to immediately call the surgeon.
c. The nurse covers the wound with a non-adherent dressing moistened with normal saline.
d. The nurse takes the patient's vital signs
Answer: a. The nurse calls for help and stays with the patient.
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