The 76-year-old patient with atrial fibrillation tells the nurse in a slurred voice that the right arm “just isn’t working right.” Which action does the nurse take first?

The nurse is assisting the provider in performing triage of 30 patients after a mass casualty incident. The nurse observes the resident changing the triage tag for the unresponsive patient with an open skull fracture who is not breathing spontaneously from black to red and calls the EMT over to transport the patient to the hospital. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The emergency department nurse is assessing the unconscious patient following a fall from the ladder while he was doing home improvement work. Which assessment is performed first?