When a post-operative patient develops evisceration, what a nurse should do?

Correct option is D

Evisceration is a surgical emergency where internal organs, typically intestines, protrude through a dehisced wound. The nurse should immediately cover the organs with a sterile, moist (saline-soaked) dressing to prevent drying and infection until surgery is done. Explanation of each option: • (a) Provide moral support – Emotional support is important but not the priority in a life-threatening emergency like evisceration. • (b) Ask patient to drink more water – Not related to evisceration management and could even complicate emergency surgery prep. • (c) Push the protruding organs inside – Dangerous. Forcing tissue back can damage internal organs and increase infection risk. • (d) Cover the protruding organs – Correct. Use a sterile, moist dressing and call for immediate surgical assistance. Prevents organ exposure to air and contamination.