A patient diagnosed with a femur fracture is experiencing sudden dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, syncope with movement, cyanosis, tachycardia, and tachypnea. What should be the nurse's first action?
A) Raise the head of the bed (HOB) .
B) Administer oxygen per nasal cannula for the cyanosis and dyspnea.
C) Provide reassurance and keep the patient calm by staying with the patient.
D) Evaluate urinary output to assess cardiac output.
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