19) A nurse is triaging clients in an urgent care clinic. Which of the following clients should the nurse have the provider care for immediately? • An adolescent female client who is belligerent and has slurred speech. • A toddler who has a laceration on his forehead and is screaming. • A middle adult male who is diaphoretic and reports epigastric pain. • A young adult with a painful sunburn of his face and arms.
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