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The quality-improvement nurse reviewing fall-rate data is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and outcome evaluation. Assessment data include a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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Tell the client symptoms are expected and avoid notifying the health care team.Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.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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The quality-improvement nurse reviewing fall-rate data is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and outcome evaluation. Assessment data include a dashboard shows catheter-associated infection rates above the benchmark for 2 months. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?

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