A nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is admitting a client. Exhibits The nurse is preparing the client for a thoracentesis. Select the 4 actions that the nurse should take.

Place the client in an upright position leaning over a bedside table.

Inform the client they will be sedated for the procedure.

Obtain informed consent from the client.

Explain that a needle will be inserted in the pleural space to withdraw fluid.

Administer a cough suppressant to the client prior to the procedure.

Inform the client that they will need to fast 4 hr prior to the procedure.