Four hours after a bowel resection,a 74-yr-old male patient with a nasogastric tube to suction complains of nausea and abdominal distention. The first action by the nurse should be to

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Repositioning the tube will frequently facilitate drainage. Because this is a common occurrence,it is not appropriate to notify the health care provider unless other interventions do not resolve the problem. Information about the presence or absence of bowel sounds will not be helpful in improving drainage. Removing the tube and replacing it are unnecessarily traumatic to the patient,so that would only be done if the tube was completely occluded.

Four Hours After a Bowel Resection,a 74-Yr-Old Male Patient with a Nasogastric