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The RN on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to assignment to lpn or rn. Assessment data include telephone order received for a high-risk IV medication. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.The new finding that telephone order received for a high-risk IV medication.

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D. The new finding that telephone order received for a high-risk IV medication.

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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The RN on a telemetry unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to assignment to lpn or rn. Assessment data include telephone order received for a high-risk IV medication. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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