The Nurse Receives Change-Of-Shift Report About the Following Four Patients

The nurse receives change-of-shift report about the following four patients. Which patient will the nurse assess first?

A) A patient who has malnutrition associated with 4+ generalized pitting edema
B) A patient whose parenteral nutrition has 10 mL of solution left in the infusion bag
C) A patient whose gastrostomy tube is plugged after crushed medications were given through the tube
D) A patient who is receiving continuous enteral feedings and has new-onset crackles throughout the lungs

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