A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client should the nurse classify as "nonurgent?"
a. A 44-year-old with chest pain and diaphoresis
b. A 50-year-old with chest trauma and absent breath sounds
c. A 62-year-old with a simple fracture of the left arm
d. A 79-year-old with a temperature of 104 ° F
ANS: C
A client in a nonurgent category can tolerate waiting several hours for health care services without a significant risk of clinical deterioration. The client with a simple arm fracture and palpable radial pulses is currently stable, is not at significant risk of clinical deterioration, and would be considered nonurgent. The client with chest pain and diaphoresis and the client with chest trauma are emergent owing to the potential for clinical deterioration and would be seen immediately. The client with a high fever may be stable now but also has a risk of deterioration.
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