The patient who experienced a complete transverse fracture of the femur is at risk for a fat embolism, which can become lodged in the lungs, causing severe dyspnea and feeling of impending doom. This condition is life-threatening; therefore, the nurse should assess this patient first. The patient with asthma who exhibits audible wheezing and can only speak in short sentences is less acute because the patient can still speak; this patient can be seen after the patient with pulmonary embolism. Although the patient with a UTI who had an episode of urinary incontinence should be promptly cleaned and dried to prevent contamination of the pressure injury, this is less life-threatening than a pulmonary embolism. The patient who is scheduled for a CT scan in a half hour and requires a new IV prior to the procedure is not in danger like the patient with a pulmonary embolism.