After receiving change-of-shift report, which patient should the nurse assess first? 1. A patient who had an open appendectomy 1 day ago and has fine inspiratory crackles in the lung bases bilaterally 2. A patient who has a chest tube for a right-sided hemothorax and decreased breath sounds at the right lung base 3. A patient with severe acute pancreatitis and inspiratory crackles and rhonchi in the lung bases bilaterally 4. A patient with an acute asthma exacerbation and soft expiratory wheezing in the anterior and posterior chest

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After receiving change-of-shift report, which patient should the nurse assess first?

1. A patient who had an open appendectomy 1 day ago and has fine inspiratory crackles in the lung bases bilaterally

2. A patient who has a chest tube for a right-sided hemothorax and decreased breath sounds at the right lung base

3. A patient with severe acute pancreatitis and inspiratory crackles and rhonchi in the lung bases bilaterally

4. A patient with an acute asthma exacerbation and soft expiratory wheezing in the anterior and posterior chest

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