The nurse cares for a 78-year-old client admitted to the medical intensive care unit in respiratory distress. The Nurse receives orders. Click to highlight the 3 orders the nurse would implement first.

Insert urinary catheter

Suction endotracheal tube as needed.

Mark endotracheal tube where it touches the teeth,

Amoxicillin 500 mg IVPB every 12 hours.

Midazolam 2 mg IVP every 1 hour as needed for agitation

Acetaminophen 650mg per rectum every 8 hours as needed for temperature 100.8

Perform 12 lead EKG.

Call for chest x-ray

Arterial blood gas in 30 minutes