8. You are working on the trauma unit today, and your new patient with a femur fracture complains of leg pain and seems a little diaphoretic and short of breath. You assess the patient and prepare to contact the surgeon. In preparation for contacting the physician, you:

1. Immediately page the MD; it could be a pulmonary embolism, and time is of the essence.

You will give him the particulars when the MD arrives.

2. Wait for the MD to round on his patient because it should be within the next hour or so.

3. Medicate the patient for pain and plan to contact the MD when he rounds.

4. Jot down notes about the situation as it is presented to you, review the patient ’ s history, focus your assessment, and determine what you need for the patient.