The Following Male Patients Recently Arrived in the Emergency Department

question 26

Multiple Choice

The following male patients recently arrived in the emergency department.Which one should the nurse assess first?

• A) 19-year-old who is complaining of severe scrotal pain
• B) 60-year-old with a nontender ulceration of the glans penis
• C) 22-year-old who has purulent urethral drainage and back pain
• D) 64-year-old who has dysuria after brachytherapy for prostate cancer

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