Your patient is showing signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. What should you do?
a) Lay the patient flat and start oxygen.
b) Sit the patient up 90 degrees and call the RN.
c) Start oxygen at 2 to 3 liters per minute via nasal cannula.
d) Raise the head of the bed to at least 45 degrees.
Answer: d)Raise the head of the bed to at least 45 degrees.
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