A Nurse on the Telemetry Unit Receives a Client Admitted

A nurse on the telemetry unit receives a client admitted from the emergency department with acute alcohol intoxication, confusion, and a diabetic toe ulcer.  Which intervention would be the priority?

A) Assess for signs of alcohol withdrawal
B) Assess the need for alcohol rehabilitation referral
C) Let the client sleep off the alcohol intoxication
D) Monitor blood glucose levels during the night

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