What is the priority action for the nurse practitioner

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Assignment:

A patient is being managed medically on the floor for a bowel obstruction. The patient has a worsening white blood cell count and is starting get acidotic. What is the priority action for the nurse practitioner?

Order broad spectrum antibiotics
Order a KUB for NG tube placement and to evaluate the bowel
Order stat CT abdomen/pelvis with oral and IV contrast Stat surgical consult for exploration

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