The emergency department (ED) nurse is caring for the following clients. Which client does the nurse prioritize to see first?
a. 22-year-old with a painful and swollen right wrist
b. 45-year-old reporting chest pain and dia-phoresis
c. 60-year-old reporting difficulty swallow-ing and nausea
d. 81-year-old with a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min and a temperature of 101° F
B
A client experiencing chest pain and diaphoresis would be classified as emergent and would be triaged immediately to a treatment room in the ED. The other clients are more stable.
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Professional boundaries
A. outline the patients in your assignment. B. describe which section of the unit you work on. C. define how a health care worker acts with patients. D. describe how to care for patients with mental illness.