Sunday, June 18, 2017

A male client arrives in the emergency department with an ice pick protruding from the loft lower abdominal quadrant.. Leave the object in place until the client is in the operating room



A male client arrives in the emergency department with an ice pick protruding from the loft lower abdominal quadrant. At this time, the best nursing action is to:
a. Immediately remove the object and apply firm pressure to the wound
b. Leave the object in place until the client is in the operating room
c. Establish a large bore IV line and then remove the object
d. Obtain the results of the STAT abdominal x-ray and then remove the object

Answer  B. The object should be left in place until the client is in the operating room where hemorrhage can be controlled and the cause of bleeding repaired.
This is the safest option.