The patient is awake and alert when being admitted directly to the unit from the cardiac catheterization lab after transferring from the primary care doctor. The patient’s spouse calls the unit looking for the patient. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse receives an alert that a packed red blood cell transfusion has been ordered for the patient who was admitted after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which is the nurse’s initial action?

Place the nursing interventions for a 16-year-old patient in the hospital for severe malnutrition and depression with a history of falls in order from highest priority to lowest priority.