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The home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and environmental health. Assessment data include three families report similar gastrointestinal symptoms after a community meal. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Tell the client symptoms are expected and avoid notifying the health care team.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.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.

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C. 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 home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and environmental health. Assessment data include three families report similar gastrointestinal symptoms after a community meal. Which action should the nurse take first?

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