Level: Foundational
Difficulty: Easy
Subtopic: Epidemiology basics
NCLEX: The school nurse during a vaccination clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology bas…
Community / public health nursing Health Promotion and Maintenance
Case Study
The school nurse during a vaccination clinic is being evaluated for community health nursing and epidemiology basics. Assessment data include three families report similar gastrointestinal symptoms after a community meal. Which nursing action is the priority to keep the client safe?
Question
A. Leave the client alone to promote independence while finishing charting.
B. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.
C. Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.
D. Administer the next scheduled intervention before reassessing the client.
B. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.
C. Apply the first intervention in the policy manual without a current assessment.
D. Administer the next scheduled intervention before reassessing the client.
Rationale
Correct answer: B. Stay with the client, remove immediate hazards, reassess, and escalate per facility safety protocol.
Rationale: Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.
Rationale: Client safety requires direct assessment, hazard reduction, and timely escalation rather than assumptions, abandonment, or policy-only actions.
Hint: Apply ABCs, client stability, and NCSBN clinical judgment steps before choosing an intervention.