Ethics, legal nursing, delegation, prioritization · practice question

A 64-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for a busy medical-surgical assignment. Assessment data include family requests lab results by phone without verified authorization. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Apply restraints without assessing less restrictive safety options first.Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer

B. 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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A 64-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for a busy medical-surgical assignment. Assessment data include family requests lab results by phone without verified authorization. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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