A patient presents to the emergency department with sudden-onset high fever, chills, and achiness. The patient is noted to have a cough producing copious amounts of currant-jelly sputum. The nurse anticipates administering which antibiotic to this patient?

The 16-year-old patient passed out from the heat while playing football and now requires an infusion of Lactated Ringer’s solution for moderate dehydration. The patient’s heart rate is 118 bpm, blood pressure is 100/72 mmHg, and temperature is 37.5°C. Which gauge of intravenous catheter does the nurse select for insertion into this patient?

A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus has been prescribed glyburide. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse reviews the patient’s allergies and notes the patient has a history of angioedema following sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and breaks out in hives after eating eggs. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?