A patient arrives in the ear, nose, and throat clinic with foul-smelling nasal drainage from the right nare, reporting a piece of tissue being “stuck up my nose.” Which action should the nurse take first?

Which assessment finding in a patient who has received omalizumab (Xolair) is most important to report immediately to the health care provider?

The nurse is preparing to witness the patient signing the operative consent form when the patient says, “I don’t understand what the doctor said about the surgery.” Which action should the nurse take next?

Family members are in the patient’s room when the patient has a cardiac arrest and the staff start resuscitation measures. Which action should the nurse take next?

A patient’s T-tube is draining dark green fluid after gallbladder surgery. What action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is preparing a patient on the morning of surgery. The patient prefers not to remove a wedding ring, saying, “I’ve never taken it off since the day I was married.” How should the nurse respond?

A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is restless and shouting at the nurse. The patient’s oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent laboratory results are all normal. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient scheduled to undergo total knee replacement surgery under general anesthesia asks the nurse, “Will the doctor put me to sleep with a mask over my face?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

An unconscious patient who was transferred from surgery to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) 15 minutes ago has an oxygen saturation of 89%. Which action should the nurse take first?

A patient arrives in the emergency department (ED) several hours after taking “25 to 30” acetaminophen (Tylenol) tablets. Which action will the nurse plan to take?