How this exercise works
Read the clinical scenario and choose the first nursing action. Use ABC order, airway and breathing emergencies before circulation issues, then less urgent needs.
Fundamental concept
Selecting the first nursing action by addressing airway, breathing, and circulation threats before lesser urgent needs.
Read: ABC Prioritization for NCLEX-PN →Scenario
A client with a history of peptic ulcer disease vomits a large amount of bright red blood, becomes dizzy, heart rate 124/min, and blood pressure 88/54 mm Hg.
A client with a history of peptic ulcer disease vomits a large amount of bright red blood, becomes dizzy, heart rate 124/min, and blood pressure 88/54 mm Hg.
Which nursing action is the priority?
