The nurse at an inpatient behavioral health center is providing care to several patients with different substance use disorders who are in various stages of the detoxification process. Which nursing interventions will take priority? Select all that apply.

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1. Priority nursing interventions for patients in the detoxification process are those that relate to patient safety, and will include careful monitoring of vital signs, monitoring fluid volume and electrolyte levels, monitoring neurological status, and safe administration of medications to ensure patient medical conditions do not place patients at further risk for injury. Motivational interviewing, including assessing patients' readiness to change, does not take priority over patient safety during the detoxification process.
2. Priority nursing interventions for patients in the detoxification process are those that relate to patient safety, and will include careful monitoring of vital signs, monitoring fluid volume and electrolyte levels, monitoring neurological status, and safe administration of medications to ensure patient medical conditions do not place patients at further risk for injury. Motivational interviewing, including assessing patients' readiness to change, does not take priority over patient safety during the detoxification process.
4. Priority nursing interventions for patients in the detoxification process are those that relate to patient safety, and will include careful monitoring of vital signs, monitoring fluid volume and electrolyte levels, monitoring neurological status, and safe administration of medications to ensure patient medical conditions do not place patients at further risk for injury. Motivational interviewing, including assessing patients' readiness to change, does not take priority over patient safety during the detoxification process.
5. Priority nursing interventions for patients in the detoxification process are those that relate to patient safety, and will include careful monitoring of vital signs, monitoring fluid volume and electrolyte levels, monitoring neurological status, and safe administration of medications to ensure patient medical conditions do not place patients at further risk for injury. Motivational interviewing, including assessing patients' readiness to change, does not take priority over patient safety during the detoxification process.

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