The nurse is reviewing information received in report for a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse assess first?
A) patient with occasional chest pain who has recently been diagnosed with gallbladder disease
B) older patient with heart failure who was admitted with increasing edema of the lower extremities
C) newly admitted patient complaining of substernal chest pain and whose father died recently from heart disease
D) patient complaining of chest pain and hyperventilating after a family member leaves the room following an argument
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