The nurse is assigned to care for a 27-year-old male who presented with acute onset personality changes and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Upon entering the patient’s room, the nurse notices the patient is staring at the ceiling and muttering. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The baby born at 23-weeks-gestation is 6 hours old when a pneumothorax develops and the patient decompensates rapidly. Despite stabilization of the airway and evacuation of the pneumothorax, the baby is not responding to chest compressions and intravenous epinephrine and is deemed unlikely to survive. The parents request the baby to be baptized before life-saving interventions are ceased. The chaplain is called but is unable to make it to the hospital immediately. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The family of a patient who is dying expresses a desire to feed him a traditional fruit and herb paste to ensure that his soul can have peace in the afterlife in accordance with their religious beliefs. The patient is NPO due to the risk of aspiration and is unable to make his wishes known due to decreased cognition. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?