Upon entering a client's room, a nurse finds that the abdominal surgical wound has eviscerated. The nurse should:
A. Call for help
B. Sit the client upright
C. Attempt to replace the organs
D. Cover the site with saline-soaked sterile gauze
D
D. Report wound dehiscence and/or evisceration to surgeon immediately because it could be life threatening. If evisceration has occurred, cover abdominal contents with sterile gauze saturated with sterile normal saline and prepare client for emergency surgery.
A. Cover site and call for help.
B. Keep client flat.
C. If evisceration has occurred, cover abdominal contents with sterile gauze saturated with sterile normal saline and prepare client for emergency surgery.
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