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The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology basics. Assessment data include a neighborhood screening event identifies multiple clients with blood pressure above 180/100 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.Give a blanket answer that everything is fine and continue the prior plan.Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.

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A. Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.

Why

NCLEX priority questions require stabilizing the client first using ABCs and focused assessment before comfort measures, documentation only, or delayed escalation.

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The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology basics. Assessment data include a neighborhood screening event identifies multiple clients with blood pressure above 180/100 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse take first?

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