The nurse monitors the patient with erysipelas for which symptoms that may indicate complications related to the condition? Select all that apply.

The nurse is performing an initial shift assessment of a patient with a chest tube and notes the water in the water-seal level is fluctuating. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The 82-year-old patient from the long-term care facility is brought to the emergency department with wet-sounding cough and increased work of breathing. Vital signs are normal with the exception of tachypnea and an oxygen saturation of 91% on room air. Upon auscultation, the nurse notes diminished breath sounds over the right upper lobe. Chest radiograph indicates consolidation in the right upper lobe of the lung. The nurse prepares the patient for which test?