The nurse receives change-of-shift report about the following four patients. Which patient will the nurse assess first:
a) A patient who has malnutrition associated with 4+generalized pitting edema
b) A patient whose potential nutrition has 10 mL of solution left in the infusion bag
c) A patient who is receiving continuous internal feedings and has new onset crackles throughout the lungs
Ans: c) A patient who is receiving continuous internal feedings and has new onset crackles throughout the lungs
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