The Patients: 1. A 13-year-old female with a kidney infection reports that there is "lots of blood" in her urine. 2. An 18-year-old male with acute alcohol poisoning who is seeing "bugs on the walls." 3. A 21-year-old female with inflammatory bowel disease who has soaked a dressing three hours after surgery. 4. A 25-year old male is sobbing in his room after being told that he has testicular cancer. The Situation: The nurse is caring for these four patients. The Question: Whom should the nurse see first?

The Patients: 1. A 13-year-old female with a kidney infection reports that there is "lots of blood" in her urine. 2. An 18-year-old male with acute alcohol poisoning who is seeing "bugs on the walls." 3. A 21-year-old female with inflammatory bowel disease who has soaked a dressing three hours after surgery. 4. A 25-year old male is sobbing in his room after being told that he has testicular cancer. The Situation: The nurse is caring for these four patients. The Question: Whom should the nurse see first?



A. A 13-year-old female with a kidney infection reports that there is "lots of blood" in her urine.

B. An 18-year-old male with acute alcohol poisoning who is seeing "bugs on the walls."

C. A 21-year-old female with inflammatory bowel disease who has soaked a dressing three hours after surgery.

D. A 25-year old male is sobbing in his room after being told that he has testicular cancer.



Answer: C. The 21-years old who is three hours postoperative and has a soaked dressing.


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