The patient with a history of epilepsy has a seizure in the emergency department. He has stopped convulsing, but cannot be aroused. Once the patient is admitted to a room, the patient then starts convulsing again. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is called to the intubated patient’s room by the patient's child who reports a large gush of red-tinged fluid from a transverse abdominal wound after the patient coughed. While calling for help, the nurse ensures the patients bed is set to which degree angle?

The 1.5-kg preterm neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit is intubated and mechanically ventilated. The ventilator is set to deliver a tidal volume of 6 mL with each breath. On day of life 1, the patient’s peak inspiratory pressure was 15 mm Hg. On day of life 3, the patient’s peak inspiratory pressure is 22 mm Hg. How does the nurse interpret this information?