Multiple Choice
When admitting a client who has just arrived on the medical unit with severe abdominal pain, what should the nurse do first?
A) Complete only basic demographic data before addressing the client's abdominal pain.
B) Medicate the client for the abdominal pain before attending to the health history and examination.
C) Inform the client that the abdominal pain will be treated as soon as the health history is completed.
D) Take the initial vital signs and then deal with the abdominal pain before completing the health history.
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