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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 dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months. Before teaching, what should the nurse assess first?

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Delegate all teaching without RN evaluation of learning needs.Begin a long lecture while the client is in acute distress.Immediate safety, readiness to learn, literacy, cultural needs, barriers, and baseline understanding.Assume understanding without checking literacy or readiness.

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C. Immediate safety, readiness to learn, literacy, cultural needs, barriers, and baseline understanding.

Why

Teaching is effective only after safety and learning readiness are confirmed; the RN cannot delegate assessment of learning needs on unstable clients.

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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 dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months. Before teaching, what should the nurse assess first?

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