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The nurse reviewing updated assessment data is being evaluated for nursing care related to safety-focused judgment. Assessment data include new vital signs show blood pressure 88/50 mm Hg, heart rate 124/min, and increasing confusion. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.Document the finding and recheck at the end of the shift without further assessment.

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Correct answer

C. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

Why

Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.

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The nurse reviewing updated assessment data is being evaluated for nursing care related to safety-focused judgment. Assessment data include new vital signs show blood pressure 88/50 mm Hg, heart rate 124/min, and increasing confusion. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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