Community / public health nursing · practice question

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. Using ABCs and Maslow, which need should the nurse address first?

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Long-term teaching before treating acute physiologic risk.Visitor concerns before physiologic stability.Airway, breathing, and circulation problems before comfort or psychosocial needs.Pain relief before checking airway and breathing.

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C. Airway, breathing, and circulation problems before comfort or psychosocial needs.

Why

Physiologic stability and ABCs take priority over comfort, teaching, or psychosocial needs when the client is unstable.

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