The 13-year-old patient presents to the emergency room following a sports practice in the late summer heat with severe joint pain, malaise, splenomegaly, tachypnea, and tachycardia. Upon assessment, the patient’s oxygen saturation is 92%. Which order does the nurse carry out first?
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