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The telehealth nurse during a virtual follow-up visit is being evaluated for barcode medication administration. Assessment data include alarm fatigue is reported after repeated nonactionable monitor alarms overnight. 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.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Wait for the provider's routine visit before acting on abnormal findings.

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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 telehealth nurse during a virtual follow-up visit is being evaluated for barcode medication administration. Assessment data include alarm fatigue is reported after repeated nonactionable monitor alarms overnight. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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