[Verified Answer]: Rank these nursing actions in order of…

Rank these nursing actions in order of priority. Provide rationale for your order of prioritization. The nurse is caring for a patient who has a normal saline infusing. The patient suddenly requests assistance to the bedside commode and has bright red liquid stools and reports feeling weak and having visual disturbances which actions should the nurse take immediately? 1. Notify health care provider 2. Measure output. 3. Obtain vital signs 4. Check patency of inteavenous site and infusion. 5. Assist patient into bed. 6. Cover with warm blankets. 7. Identify level of conciousness. 8. Perform rapid head-to-toe assessment.