The Provider Working on a High-Acuity Medical-Surgical Unit Is Prioritizing

The provider working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four patients who were just admitted. Which patient presents with needs that the provider should address first?

A) A patient with diabetes who is NPO and has a blood glucose level of 80 mg/dl needs a change in diet status after receiving 20 units of 70/30 Novolin insulin.
B) A patient needs a temporary hold placed on digoxin because the heart rate was 58 beats/minute when digoxin was scheduled to be administered.
C) A patient with hypertension requests an analgesic for a headache. Current blood pressure is 136/92 mm Hg.
D) The patient with an allergy to penicillin who is receiving an infusion of vancomycin is concerned about the possibility of an allergic reaction.