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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 barcode scanner displays a medication-client mismatch at the bedside. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.The new finding that the barcode scanner displays a medication-client mismatch at the bedside.A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.

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C. The new finding that the barcode scanner displays a medication-client mismatch at the bedside.

Why

Follow-up items test whether the nurse recognizes cues that are new, acute, or inconsistent with stability and need prompt nursing action.

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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 barcode scanner displays a medication-client mismatch at the bedside. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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