Several Patients Call the Outpatient Clinic and Ask to Make

Multiple Choice

Several patients call the outpatient clinic and ask to make an appointment as soon as possible. Which patient should the nurse schedule to be seen first?

A) A 44-yr-old with sickle cell anemia who says his eyes always look sort of yellow
B) A 23-yr-old with no previous health problems who has a nontender lump in the axilla
C) A 50-yr-old with early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia who reports chronic fatigue
D) A 19-yr-old with hemophilia who wants to learn to self-administer factor VII replacement