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A 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for nursing care related to sterile technique. Assessment data include productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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Routine data unchanged from the prior assessment.A stable, long-standing finding that matches the expected care plan.A comfort request with unchanged vital signs and no new symptoms.The new finding that productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis.

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D. The new finding that productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis.

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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A 71-year-old client in a long-term care facility is being evaluated for nursing care related to sterile technique. Assessment data include productive cough for 2 weeks with night sweats and hemoptysis. Which finding requires the nurse to intervene immediately?

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