What other assessments are necessary for this patient?
A 52-year-old male was brought to the Emergency Department following a motorcycle accident.Witnesses say he was seen clutching his chest before he crashed. He was stabilized at the sceneand brought to the ED by paramedics.21. Upon arrival, the nurses priority action would be to:A. Connect a pulse oximeter probe to the patients fingerB. Draw an arterial blood gasC. Obtain a stat EKGD. Maintain a supine position until an x-ray can rule out fractures22. The patient was admitted, had surgery, and was walking in the hallway with physicaltherapy when he developed chest pain. The nurses priority action would be to:A. Page the physician immediatelyB. Have the patient sit down in the wheelchairC. Take a current set of vital signsD. Give the patient 2L oxygen via nasal cannulaA 75-year-old female presents to the clinic with fatigue. PMH: HTN, hyperlipidemia, MI 3 yearsago.Subjective: Fatigue started a month ago and has gotten progressively worse. Its exacerbatedwith activity but relieved with rest. She denies chest pain but states her ankles are swollen.Objective: T 37, HR 112, RR 18, BP 110/54, and O2 94%. Skin is cool to touch, HR regular, and+2 edema is noted to bilateral ankles23. What other questions should the nurse ask about the fatigue?24. What other assessments are necessary for this patient?25. What should be included in the plan of care?
