The 34-year-old male patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department an hour after a witnessed car accident occurred in which he sustained a laceration to his right femoral artery. The paramedics placed a tourniquet and held pressure until arrival to the emergency department, but significant blood loss is estimated. The nurse anticipates the initial complete blood count will reveal which results?  

The nurse is assessing the arteriovenous fistula in the patient’s right arm; it is without thrill or bruit. Which action does the nurse take next?

A client admitted with status asthmaticus requires endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Which intervention decreases the client’s risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia?