When a nurse monitors a patient's ABCs,the nurse is working under which nursing time management priority?

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First-priority activities pertain to life-threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions and are the highest level for prioritization of nursing tasks.These tasks include assessment,monitoring,and intervention (per the prescribed treatment plan)of the patient's ABCs (airway-breathing-circulation).Second-priority activities include those that are essential to the patient's safety,such as providing assistance during patient transfers.Third-priority activities are concerned with comfort and teaching.There is no fourth priority noted.

When a Nurse Monitors a Patient's ABCs,the Nurse Is Working