The nurse is providing education to a patient with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following body positions does the nurse teach the patient to assume to help him breathe more easily?

Following a motor vehicle accident, the patient is brought via ambulance to the emergency department (ED). The patient is unconscious during the mental status exam. The nurse attempts to arouse the patient by calling her name, but the patient does not respond. Following a firm sternal rub, the patient’s flexes the arms into the chest and moans. The nurse documents the patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score as which number? Enter your response using a whole number.

The patient presents to the clinic complaining of a painful sore on his penis. Upon assessment, the nurse notes an ulceration with a yellow slough wound base that is soft with an irregular border. The inguinal lymph node on the ipsilateral side of the wound is enlarged and firm. The nurse suspects which organism is the cause of the wound?