Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 16

Priority Decision: A patient is receiving chemotherapy.She calls the physician's office and says she is experiencing itching in her groin and under her breasts.What is the first nursing assessment that would be done before the nurse makes an appointment for the patient with the physician to determine the treatment?
A) Her height and weight
B) What the areas look like
C) If chemotherapy was completed
D) Culture and sensitivity of the areas