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Question

A nurse is caring for an ambulatory client on the acute care medical-surgical floor admitted for hyperglycemia. The client is being treated for a wound to the lower back and has been prescribed topical clindamycin and wound care every eight hours for treatment. The client has now been inpatient for 3 days and suddenly is experiencing diarrhea. What priority action should the nurse take in this scenario? Report to the oncoming nurse the findings and suggest helping the client to the restroom as much as needed. Notify the health care provider to obtain an order for a rectal tube to address the diarrhea. Stop application of the topical clindamycin and notify the health care provider. Continue with the client's treatment plan, as diarrhea is a normal side effect to experience during hyperglycemia.