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The nurse reviewing a unit quality dashboard is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and bias and confounding. Assessment data include a guideline recommends chlorhexidine bathing for central-line infection prevention. 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.Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.Apply restraints without assessing less restrictive safety options first.

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B. 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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The nurse reviewing a unit quality dashboard is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and bias and confounding. Assessment data include a guideline recommends chlorhexidine bathing for central-line infection prevention. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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