The nurse is caring for clients on a medical/surgical unit and determines that several situations need to be addressed.

D The physician calls the unit to ask the nurse to obtain a clientÔÇÖs laTest serum electrolyte results from the lab. A Which situation should the nurse attend to first? E The husband of a client reports to the nurse that his wifeÔÇÖs nose began bleeding after she returned from radiation therapy. B An angry daughter is threatening to sue the hospital because her confused mother fell out of bed during the previous shift. C The nursing assistant is 30 minutes overdue from a dinner break in the cafeteria for the third time this week.