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A bedside nurse using barcode medication administration is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and alarm safety. Assessment data include the electronic health record shows two clients with similar names on the same unit. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.Document the finding and recheck at the end of the shift without further assessment.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.

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A. 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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A bedside nurse using barcode medication administration is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and alarm safety. Assessment data include the electronic health record shows two clients with similar names on the same unit. Which action should the nurse take first?

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