Nina the New Nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from gastric surgery. The client has a NG tube to low suction, is awake, and is not complaining of pain; however, he is complaining of severe nausea. While Nina the New Nurse is in the client's room to administer an anti-emetic, the client vomits. After administering the medication, Nina the New Nurse next irrigates the NG tube with 30cc of normal saline. Which one or more of the following, if any, did Nina the New Nurse do wrong?
A) Nina the New Nurse is correct
B) Nina the New Nurse should not irrigate a gastric surgery client, unless prescribed by the surgeon
C) Nina the New Nurse should have advanced the NG tube and then irrigated
D) Nina the New Nurse should have examined the NG tube for occlusions, and/or the suction apparatus for malfunctions
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