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A nurse is called to the home of a neighbor and finds an unconscious woman still holding a
  medication bottle labeled pentobarbital sodium. The nurse's first action should be to
 
  a. test reflexes.
  b. check pupils.
  c. initiate vomiting.
  d. establish a patent airway.
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Maintaining a patent airway is the priority when the client is unconscious. Options A and B:
Assessing neurological function can wait. Option C: Vomiting should not be induced when a client
is unconscious because of the danger of aspiration.
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