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A 16-year-old adolescent at a primary care visit is being evaluated for developmental expectations for adolescent development. Assessment data include screening reveals vaping, poor sleep, and declining grades. Which action should the nurse take first?

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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.Complete all remaining scheduled tasks before reassessing the client.Give a blanket answer that everything is fine and continue the prior plan.

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A. 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 16-year-old adolescent at a primary care visit is being evaluated for developmental expectations for adolescent development. Assessment data include screening reveals vaping, poor sleep, and declining grades. Which action should the nurse take first?

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