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The community health nurse at a public health clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and disaster preparedness. Assessment data include a client with active tuberculosis missed two public health appointments. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.Apply restraints without assessing less restrictive safety options first.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.

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B. 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 disaster preparedness. Assessment data include a client with active tuberculosis missed two public health appointments. Which action should the nurse take first?

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