7. A patient who is experiencing a postpartum hemorrhage is…

7. A patient who is experiencing a postpartum hemorrhage is admitted to the unit.  The physician has ordered 2 U PRBC.  Twenty minutes into the infusion the patient begin states “I do not know what is wrong but my chest is hurting really bad.”  Which of the following is a priority?

35.  A 29 year old patient who is 34 weeks pregnant is broug…

35.  A 29 year old patient who is 34 weeks pregnant is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident and has lost a large volume of blood. The physician provides a verbal order for the nurse to set up the trauma room for a rapid intravenous bolus infusion of an isotonic solution .  What is the nurse’s appropriate action?