Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client with abdominal surgery and on the first postoperative day, the nurse notices new bright-red drainage about 6 cm in diameter on the dressing. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement first?
A) Reinforce the dressing.
B) Take the client's vital signs.
C) Recheck the dressing in 1 hour for increased drainage.
D) Notify the client's surgeon of a potential hemorrhage.
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