During the day, while being admitted to the nursing unit from the emergency department, a patient tells the nurse "I'm having difficulty breathing" and has pain in her chest when she breathes. When she was asked by the nurse about the pain scale, she stated that it was 10. Her respiratory rate is 28 and she is coughing up yellow sputum. Her skin is hot and moist, and her temperature is 39°C. The laboratory results show white blood cell count elevation and the sputum result is pending. The patient says that coughing makes her head hurt and she aches all over.
Based on the given scenario, what is your priority problem?
