The nurse works on a medical-surgical unit.Which of the following clients will require a rapid assessment?
A) The client had an open appendectomy 2 days ago and is preparing to be discharged today.
B) The client was admitted to the hospital yesterday and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics for pneumonia.
C) The client has just been received from the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
D) The nurse is new to the unit and is planning care for the four clients that have been assigned to the nurse.
E) The client begins to complain of difficulty breathing.The client's oxygen saturation level has decreased from 93% on room air this morning to 87%.
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