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The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and home health safety. Assessment data include vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations. 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.Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.Wait for the provider's routine visit before acting on abnormal findings.

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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 home health safety. Assessment data include vaccination records show several children are overdue for required immunizations. Which action should the nurse take first?

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