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A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to gastrointestinal digestion and absorption. Assessment data include laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.The new finding that laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition.

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D. The new finding that laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition.

Why

Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.

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A 73-year-old client on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to gastrointestinal digestion and absorption. Assessment data include laboratory results return outside the expected range for this condition. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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