Several children have arrived at the walk-in clinic of a primary care facility. The child the nurse should assess first is:
1. A 2-month-old with a 2-day history of diarrhea.
2. A 2-year-old who has been pulling at his ear.
3. A 6-year-old who is wheezing and short of breath.
4. A 10-year-old with a sore throat.
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Rationale:
1. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
2. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
3. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
4. While all of the children need to be seen, the child who has symptoms of respiratory distress should be seen right away. Waiting awhile to be seen should not affect the other children adversely, but a child who is experiencing respiratory difficulty could become worse quickly.
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