Informatics and healthcare technology · practice question

The telehealth nurse during a virtual follow-up visit is being evaluated for technology-supported nursing care and smart pumps. Assessment data include alarm fatigue is reported after repeated nonactionable monitor alarms overnight. Which intervention best reduces the client's risk of complications?

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Ignore small changes until they become severe.Restrict all movement without individualized assessment.Delay teaching until the day of discharge only.Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.

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D. Identify risk early, implement prevention measures, teach warning signs, and plan timely reassessment.

Why

Risk reduction focuses on early identification, prevention, teaching, and reassessment rather than unnecessary restriction or delay.

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