During the early postoperative period, a client who has undergone a cataract extraction complains of nausea and severe eye pain over the operative site. What should be the initial nursing action

During the early postoperative period, the client who had a cataract extraction complains of nausea and severe eye pain over the operative site. The initial nursing action is to:

A. Call the physician

B. Administer the ordered main medication and antiemetic

C. Turn the client on his or her operative side

D. Reassure the client that this is normal.

The correct answer is A.

Explanation:

The nurse ought to call the physician immediately.

Severe pain or pain accompanied by nausea is an indicator of increased intraocular pressure and should be reported to the physician immediately.

The other options are inappropriate because it is the doctors duty to diagnose and treat patients.

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It is the duty of Nurses to provide hands-on care to patients by administering medications, managing intravenous lines, observing and monitoring patients' conditions, maintaining records and communicating with doctors.

In the question above the the patient is seen to be experience a postoperative reaction or symtptom. The nurses duty is to observe, and communicate with the doctor and thereafter promptly record and action the doctors recommendations for treatment.

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