The nurse is assigned to a patient with chronic alcoholism and alcoholic cirrhosis. Examination of the patient is significant for dilated tortuous veins around his umbilicus and internal hemorrhoids. On the morning of his third day of the current admission, the patient acutely begins to vomit up large amounts of blood. Which describes the pathophysiology that most likely caused this event?

During routine tracheostomy cleaning and care, the nurse notes a strong smell of dirty gym socks coming from the dressing around the stoma. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with significant respiratory distress. Decreases in which patient characteristics support a diagnosis of restrictive pulmonary disease? Select all that apply.