A patient with pneumonia is coughing up purulent thick sputum. Which one of the following nursing measures is most likely helpful to loosen the secretions?
An early sign of acute respiratory failure is:
A patient complains of pain in his right arm. The physician orders codeine 45 mg and aspirin 650 mgs every 4 hours PRN. Each codeine tablet contains 15mg of codeine and each aspirin tablet contains 325mg of aspirin. What should the nurse administer?
A patient with duodenal peptic ulcer would describe his pain as: