The patient is receiving lorazepam for conscious sedation for a procedure. The nurse notes the patient’s respiratory rate has decreased to 4 breaths per minute. The nurse anticipates administering which of the following medications?

The nurse assesses the insertion site of an intravenous catheter through which the patient is receiving amphotericin. The nurse notes erythema, edema, and tenderness immediately proximal to the insertion site. Which of the following terms is most appropriate for the nurse to use to document this finding?

The 20-year-old patient with asthma presents to the emergency department with increased work of breathing and severe wheezing after exposure to household dust and mold. The patient used the albuterol inhaler 6 times in the previous 4 hours with minimal relief. Upon inspection, the nurse notes extensive accessory respiratory muscle use with moderate supraclavicular retractions and nasal flaring. The nurse auscultates expiratory wheezing in all lung fields. The patient is afebrile, normotensive, significantly tachypneic, and mildly tachycardic. The chest x-ray is clear. The nurse prepares to administer which medication first?