Which Action Should the Nurse Take First When a Patient

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which action should the nurse take first when a patient complains of acute chest pain and dyspnea soon after insertion of a centrally inserted IV catheter?

• A) Notify the health care provider.
• B) Offer reassurance to the patient.
• C) Auscultate the patient's breath sounds.
• D) Give the prescribed PRN morphine sulfate IV.

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Definitions:

Blood Transfusion

The process of transferring blood or blood products into a person's circulatory system intravenously.

Blood Type

A classification of blood based on the presence or absence of certain antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Anemia

A medical condition in which the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, leading to reduced oxygen flow to the body's organs.

Blood Transfusions

The medical process of transferring blood or blood components from one person (donor) into another person's bloodstream (recipient).