The nurse is admitting a client with a spinal cord injury. Which of the following collaborative and nursing actions should the nurse do immediately? (Select all that apply.)
A)Stabilize spine with sand bags.
B)Nasogastric (NG) tube feeding
C)Ensure patency of airway.
D)Avoidance of cool room temperature
E)Insert Foley catheter.

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Immediate care for a client with a spinal cord injury is to ensure a patent airway, stabilize the spine with a hard collar or sand bags, and, insert a Foley catheter. Avoidance of a cool room temperature is not part of immediate care. A tube feeding would not be initiated in the immediate postinjury care period.

The Nurse Is Admitting a Client with a Spinal Cord