The unresponsive patient is brought to the emergency department via ambulance. During an abbreviated neurologic exam, the nurse notes the following pupils, estimated to be 1 mm and fixed: The nurse prepares to administer which medication?

The patient calls the nurse to the room to report pain at the site of an IV. The nurse notes warmth, redness, and purulent drainage. Which action does the nurse take first?

The patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who has been noncompliant with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) presents to the emergency department with a productive cough, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. The patient’s chest x-ray reveals diffuse infiltrates bilaterally and the CD4 count is 182 cells/µL. Which question by the nurse is most important?