The patient receiving mechanical ventilation opens the eyes, attempts to talk, and appears to be in distress. Which action does the nurse take first?

A hospitalized patient receiving antibiotic therapy develops severe, foul-smelling diarrhea. A stool culture reveals Clostridium difficile. The nurse is aware the patient is at risk for which complications of a C. difficile infection? Select all that apply.

The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a bedridden patient transferred from an assisted living facility. The nurse notes an area, 10 cm by 12 cm, on the patient’s sacrum that is intact but maroon in color. Which of the following is the most appropriate term for the nurse to use when documenting this finding?