The Nurse Is Caring for Four Patients in a Medical-Surgical

The nurse is caring for four patients in a medical-surgical unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?

A) A patent admitted with pneumonia who is has small amounts of yellow productive sputum
B) A patent admitted with fever of unknown origin whose temperature is currently 99.0˚F
C) A patent admitted with an infected wound on the left foot whose WBC is 8,500 mm³
D) A patent admitted with infectious gastroenteritis who has had severe diarrhea for the last 24 hours