The nurse has just completed administering medication to a client with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) via a gastrostomy tube. As the nurse is leaving the room, the client starts vomiting. Which...

The nurse has just completed administering medication to a client with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) via a gastrostomy tube. As the nurse is leaving the room, the client starts vomiting. Which action should the nurse implement?

1. Ask the client if he or she can speak.

2. Assist the client to sit on the side of the bed.

3. Place the client in the side-lying position.

4. Assess the client’s bowel sounds