When the patient with a Salem sump tube for decompression complains of feeling full and has dyspnea and nausea,the initial intervention by the nurse should be to:
A) increase the amount of suction from low to high.
B) notify the charge nurse.
C) irrigate the tube with normal saline.
D) pull the tube out about 3 inches.
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