An 81-year-old woman is struck by a car while crossing the street. her assessment reveals an intact chest wall, unilateral breath sounds, and a deviated trachea. priority care for this patient would include:
a) administering abdominal thrusts.
b) requesting advanced life support.
c) inserting a needle into the pleural space.
d) splinting the chest with a soft pillow.

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.