The nurse receives report on the patient with acute bowel obstruction. The patient’s problem list includes controlled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, and presbycusis. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is taking the history of a patient found in the street trying to stop traffic. The patient admits to multiple recent long episodes of severe depression. Then, 12 days ago, the patient described feeling elated and “on top of the world.” He recounts many days planning far-reaching projects that would “change the world,” and required only an hour of sleep once or twice. Patient is talking continuously in a rapid, rushed manner and cannot seem to complete a thought without jumping to the next. He sometimes sees things that others do not see. The nurse anticipates which diagnosis?

The nurse is caring for a 40-year-old patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome and advocates for which medication for the patient?