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?
