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A 52-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Assessment data include watery diarrhea 8 times today after antibiotic therapy. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.Document the finding and recheck at the end of the shift without further assessment.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.

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B. Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.

Why

NCLEX priority questions require stabilizing the client first using ABCs and focused assessment before comfort measures, documentation only, or delayed escalation.

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A 52-year-old client on a medical-surgical unit is being evaluated for nursing care related to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Assessment data include watery diarrhea 8 times today after antibiotic therapy. Which action should the nurse take first?

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