A 2-year-old boy arrives at the emergency department of a local hospital with difficulty breathing from an asthmatic attack. Which of the following would be the priority nursing intervention?
A) giving him his favorite stuffed animal to hold
B) assessing respirations and administering oxygen
C) raising the side rails and restraining his arms
D) asking his mother what are his favorite foods
B
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Enlargement of the prostate in benign prostatic hypertrophy is primarily the result of changes related to aging and the effects of
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