Posted: December 11th, 2017

You are assigned to care for the following patients.

After change of shift, you are assigned to care for the following patients. Which patient should you assess first?

A. A 60-year old patient on a ventilator for whom a sterile sputum specimen must be sent to the lab
B. A 55-year old with COPD and a pulse oximetry reading from the previous shift of 90% saturation
C. A 70-year old with pneumonia who needs to be started on intravenous (IV) antibiotics
D. A 50-year old with asthma who complains of shortness of breath after using a bronchodilator