An RN is making assignments on a medical-surgical unit. Which patient could the RN assign to a float RN from the maternity unit?

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When prioritizing nursing care, the most critical problems receive the highest priority. In this scenario, the float nurse from another department serves as another health care team member unfamiliar with the medical-surgical patient population. The medical-surgical RN serves as an all-around organizer of care and interventions that other health care team members provide. The patient with COPD and viral pneumonia is the most stable of the group. The patient with A-Fib, the post open heart surgery patient with dangerously low blood pressure, and the neutropenic patient awaiting chemotherapy all require close attention and advanced interventions by the RN familiar with these types of patients.

An RN Is Making Assignments on a Medical-Surgical Unit