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The RN evaluating a clinical practice guideline is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and translating evidence into practice. Assessment data include pain scores decreased after an intervention, but sedation events also increased. Which nursing action should the nurse take first?

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Document the client as stable without reassessment.Give a blanket answer that everything is fine and continue the prior plan.Perform a focused assessment for immediate risk, then implement the safest intervention per protocol.Implement the final step of the care plan before assessing the client.

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C. Perform a focused assessment for immediate risk, then implement the safest intervention per protocol.

Why

First-action questions on the NCLEX require assessment and safety before treatment, documentation alone, or delegation of nursing judgment.

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The RN evaluating a clinical practice guideline is being evaluated for evidence-based practice and translating evidence into practice. Assessment data include pain scores decreased after an intervention, but sedation events also increased. Which nursing action should the nurse take first?

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