Which observation during morning rounds should receive a nurse's priority attention?
a. Breakfast is late being served.
b. A sink is leaking, leaving water on the bathroom floor.
c. The daily schedule has not been posted on the unit bulletin board.
d. A small group of patients is complaining that one patient turned down the TV volume.
B
Safety is the component of therapeutic milieu management that takes priority over the other components. A patient could be injured if he or she slipped and fell. The other problems do not pose a threat to patient safety.
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