Who among the following pediatric patients should be assessed first by the nurse?

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The pediatric patient that the nurse should assess first is a child with two episodes of inconsolable crying while the knees are drawn over the abdomen and then plays between the episodes. This indicates appendicitis. The pattern of abdominal pain in appendicitis is as follows: pain occurs for two to three hours, pain is relieved in two to three hours, and then pain recurs and persists. During the time that pain subsides, the rupture of appendicitis may occur unnoticed.

Who Among the Following Pediatric Patients Should Be Assessed First