Medical-Surgical Nursing 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis ,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 2

A patient is admitted to the PACU after major abdominal surgery. During the initial assessment the patient tells the nurse he thinks he is going to "throw up." A priority nursing intervention would be to
A) increase the rate of the IV fluids.
B) obtain vital signs, including O2 saturation.
C) position patient in lateral recovery position.
D) administer antiemetic medication as ordered.