A nurse admits a client from the emergency department. Clien…

A nurse admits a client from the emergency department. Client data are listed below: History Physical Assessment Laboratory Values ° 70 years of age° History of diabetes° On insulin twice a day° Reports new onset dyspnea and productive cough ° Crackles and rhonchi heard throughout the lungs° Dullness to percussion LLL° Afebrile° Oriented to person only ° WBC 5,200/mm3 (5.2 × 109/L)° PaO2 on room air 85 mm Hg What action by the nurse is the priority?