The nurse is providing care for a patient following abdominal surgery. The nurse created a collaborative diagnosis of "Potential complication of surgery: hemorrhage" During patient assessment, the nurse recognizes the symptoms of serious blood loss. The nurse is aware that which action is now relative to the collaborative diagnosis?

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The development of a medical problem, such as serious blood loss, indicates that the potential complication has occurred, thus the collaborative diagnosis of "Potential complication of surgery: hemorrhage" is no longer potential but actual, requiring medical intervention rather than nursing diagnosis modification or documentation of the initial diagnosis's effectiveness.

The Nurse Is Providing Care for a Patient Following Abdominal