After a tonsillectomy, your patient begins to vomit. What intervention should be your priority?

Name: After a tonsillectomy, your patient begins to vomit. What intervention should be your priority?
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Your first priority should be to turn the patient on the side to prevent aspiration. Only then should you notify the physician. It is also important to continue to maintain the "nothing by mouth" feeding status of the patient and give antiemetic if prescribed.

After a Tonsillectomy, Your Patient Begins to Vomit