Which Action Should the Nurse Take First When a Patient

question 33

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 prescribed PRN morphine sulfate IV.

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