A nurse has been assigned the following patients. Which patient is a priority to assess first?
a. A patient with abdominal pain
b. A patient who has been NPO all morning and wants to eat
c. A patient with pneumonia and O2 satura-tion of 88%
d. A patient complaining of ear pain
C
Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs or the ABCD system, the nurse should see the patient with pneumonia and low O2 saturation first. Issues involving the airway are a priority, and these pa-tients must be seen first. Next, the nurse should see the patient with abdominal pain followed by the patient with ear pain and then the patient who is NPO and wants to eat.
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