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A 58-year-old client after a stroke is being evaluated for nursing care related to renal and cardiac diet patterns. Assessment data include the client receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.Tell the client symptoms are expected and avoid notifying the health care team.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

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D. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.

Why

Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.

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A 58-year-old client after a stroke is being evaluated for nursing care related to renal and cardiac diet patterns. Assessment data include the client receives enteral feeding and develops abdominal distention with nausea. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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