A patient arrives in the emergency department with facial and chest burns caused by a house fire. Which action should the nurse take first?
A) Auscultate the patient's lung sounds.
B) Determine the extent and depth of the burns.
C) Give the prescribed hydromorphone (Dilaudid) .
D) Infuse the prescribed lactated Ringer's solution.
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