A young patient is extremely irritable due to meningitis. It would be most important for the nurse to:
An 11 year old girl with a history of asthma arrives at the primary health clinic with signs/symptoms of shortness of breath, audible wheezing, nasal flaring and mild lip cyanosis. Your immediate nursing action is to:
The best example of documentation of patient teaching regarding wound care is:
The best time for the nurse to teach an anxious patient about the patient controlled
analgesic (PCA) pump would be during which of the following stages of patient care?