The 34-year-old male patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department an hour after a witnessed car accident occurred in which he sustained a laceration to his right femoral artery. The paramedics placed a tourniquet and held pressure until arrival to the emergency department, but significant blood loss is estimated. The nurse anticipates the initial complete blood count will reveal which results?  

The patient receiving sliding scale insulin requests the subcutaneous insulin to be injected into the abdomen. Immediately prior to administration, the nurse notes the site is stringy, slightly indurated, and has several fat masses. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The 20-year-old student went on a mission trip to Ghana to help at a local hospital. She presented to the clinic 12 days after her return; she began to experience anorexia, flu-like symptoms, and fatigue. Ten days later, she noticed her eyes and skin looked yellow. Her history, assessment, and vitals are within normal limits except her yellow sclera and jaundiced skin. Initial lab studies reveal a total bilirubin of 16, indirect bilirubin of 8, AST of 1320 and ALT of 1400. The nurse prepares the patient for which test next?