The nurse should see first the client with new-onset of shortness of breath (SOB) and a history of pulmonary edema. The rationale behind this is, in light of such a history, SOB could indicate that fluid-volume overload has once again developed. The client with a fever and who is diaphoretic is at risk for insufficient fluid volume as a result of loss of fluid through the skin, but this client is not the priority. Remember the rule of assessment of the ABCs — airway, breathing, and circulation — which means that the client suffering from SOB should take superiority over the other clients on the unit. This client’s condition could progress to respiratory arrest if the client were not assessed instantly on the basis of the signs and symptoms.
The nurse should see the most critical and urgent case first in the shift assessment.
Reception and risk classification have become indispensable for the care practice. They are used in Urgent and Emergency situations and, through these, the concept of care was changed in order of arrival, giving way to care by individual assessment and classification based on the protocols of the Ministry of Health or based on the Manchester International Protocol.
With this information, we can conclude that the nurse must observe the charts and the risk classification.
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