S-196. The nurse is working on a busy medical-surgical unit and is responding to the client call lights. Which statement would be the priority to assess first?
A.
A 65-year-old female client recently started on celecoxib says, "I am having some nausea and my upper back and shoulder are hurting quite a bit."
B.
A client's child says, "My parent has been here for 2 days without anything to eat or drink."
C.
A paraplegic client with multiple stage 4 pressure ulcers says, "I have had a bowel movement and need to be cleaned up."
D.
A postoperative client says, "I am very nauseous and just threw up. This pain medicine is making me really sick."