NCLEX Practice Question on Prioritizing Care for a Client with Appendicitis NCLEX Practice Question on Prioritizing Care for a Client with Appendicitis The nurse receives new prescriptions for a client with right lower quadrant pain and suspected acute appendicitis. Which prescription should the nurse implement first?* 1. Administer 0.25 mg hydromorphone IV push for pain 2. Draw blood for complete blood count and electrolyte levels 3. Initiate IV access and infuse normal saline 100 mL/hr 4. Obtain urine specimen for urinalysis Δ
