The nurse enters the room of a patient who has just returned from surgery for a total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection and notes the following problems. In which order should the nurse address the problems? Put a comma and space between each solve choice (a, b, c, d, etc.) ____________________
A) The nasogastric ( NG ) tube is disconnected from suction and clamped off.
B) The patient is in a side-lying position with the head of the bed flat.
C) The Hemovac in the neck incision contains 200 mL of bloody drainage.
D) The patient is coughing blood-tinged secretions from the tracheostomy.
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