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The home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and communicable disease reporting. Assessment data include a client with active tuberculosis missed two public health appointments. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.Complete nonurgent tasks first because the client appears calm.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.

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A. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

Why

Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.

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The home health nurse during an initial home visit is being evaluated for community health nursing and communicable disease reporting. Assessment data include a client with active tuberculosis missed two public health appointments. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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