CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Answer - A - The nurse should attend to Patient A first. Patient A has a severe airway problem and needs immediate attention. Consider the order of airway, breathing, and circulation in prioritizing patients. Patients B and C were not elaborated and no evidence of airway or circulation is present. These patients might be in pain, but need to be assessed after patient A. Patient C is more critical than patient B due to extremity paralysis and possible loss of limb functioning. Patient D would be the last to be attended to because the patient is already dead.