The nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hours postoperative from coronary artery bypass graft surgery.The client's mediastinal tubes are not draining.Which action does the nurse implement at this time?
A) Replace the drainage tubing.
B) Check for kinks in the tubing.
C) Irrigate the tubing with normal saline.
D) Document the finding.
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