Multiple Choice
The nurse is admitting a client with left-sided hemiparesis who has arrived by ambulance to the emergency department. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Check the respiratory rate.
B) Monitor the blood pressure.
C) Send the client for a CT scan.
D) Obtain the Glasgow Coma Scale score.
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