The 68-year-old patient is admitted after 3 days of extremely foul-smelling watery diarrhea with a temperature of 37.8°C, heart rate 122 bpm, and blood pressure 96/50 mmHg. The patient’s recent medical history is significant for being treated 2 weeks ago for a diverticulitis flare-up. Upon assessment, the patient is pale, diaphoretic, and has a tense, distended abdomen that he does not guard with palpation. Lab studies reveal an elevated creatinine (1.9 mg/dL), high white blood cell count (20,000 cells/mL), and normal hemoglobin and hematocrit. Which medication does the nurse administer without further discussion with the provider? 

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis by Gram stain. There is no culture or antibiotic susceptibility information back from the lab. The nurse will most likely administer which of the following medications?

The patient is receiving a continuous heparin infusion that started at 0000 for the treatment of a deep vein thrombosis in the leg. Prior to the initiation of therapy, the patient’s activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) level was 35 seconds. The aPTT level drawn at 0800 was found to be 70 seconds. The nurse reports this information to the provider and advocates for which intervention?