The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is intubated and sedated in the post-anesthesia care unit following a radical hysterectomy. The patient remained stable throughout the 6 hour surgery during which she experienced a 2 L blood loss. The nurse has emptied the patient’s indwelling catheter every hour for the 3 hours the patient has been in the PACU with the following volumes: 54 mL, 23 mL, 12 mL, and 5 mL. Her heart rate is 112 bpm, oxygen saturation is 99%, and blood pressure is 82/54 mmHg. The nurse contacts the provider to report these findings and advocate for which initial order?  

The patient presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of sudden onset loss of vision in the right eye. The patient denies recent trauma or other symptoms. The nurse anticipates which report from the ophthalmoscopic exam of the retina?

The patient presents to the emergency department (ED) after cutting off the tip of his middle finger while using a butcher’s knife. Of note, the patient’s vital signs are normal and the patient reports the pain to be a 0 out of 10. The nurse suspects the patient has a lesion in which lobe of the brain?