Following a subtotal gastrectomy, a client has a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction. Eight hours after surgery, the client complains of being nauseated. The nurse should take which of these actions first?

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Following a subtotal gastrectomy, a client has a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction. Eight hours after surgery, the client complains of being nauseated. The nurse should take which of these actions first?