A client with a history of peptic ulcer disease is admitted…
A client with a history of peptic ulcer disease is admitted to the hospital. Initial assessment reveals that the blood pressure is 96/60 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 120 bpm. The client just vomited coffee-ground–like material. Based on these data, what should the nurse do first?
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A charge nurse asks a newly graduated registered nurse (RN) who normally works on a medical-surgical nursing unit to take care of two clients in the coronary care unit. The nurse has not had experience with taking care of clients on monitors or using the medications that these clients are taking. What should the new nurse do?
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