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NCLEX RN Practice Question

A nurse is caring for four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse assess first?

  • A client whose oxygen saturation has dropped to 88 % on room air and is dyspneic

  • A post-operative client who reports incisional pain rated 8 / 10 and requests analgesia

  • A client whose peripheral IV site is edematous and tender indicating infiltration

  • A client waiting for a routine dressing change of a Stage II pressure injury

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