A nurse is caring for a number of patients on a medical unit. The patient of the highest priority is
1. A 22-year-old with pneumonia who is restless and confused.
2. A 41-year-old with a chest tube who has noted tidaling.
3. A 58-year-old with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a nonproductive cough.
4. A 72-year-old with pneumonia who has rusty-colored sputum.
ANS: 1
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