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A bedside nurse using barcode medication administration is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and patient portals. Assessment data include a smart pump hard stop appears for an infusion rate outside the safe range. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Delegate the initial assessment and clinical judgment to unlicensed assistive personnel.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.

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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 bedside nurse using barcode medication administration is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and patient portals. Assessment data include a smart pump hard stop appears for an infusion rate outside the safe range. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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