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A 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for nursing care related to normal flora and opportunistic infection. Assessment data include productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.Assess airway, breathing, and circulation; address immediate safety risk; then notify the provider per protocol.Offer a warm blanket and reschedule assessment until after lunch.Wait for the provider's routine visit before acting on abnormal findings.

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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 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for nursing care related to normal flora and opportunistic infection. Assessment data include productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis. Which action should the nurse take first?

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