While the nurse measures vital signs with the client in a standing position, the client complains of dizziness. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
1. Call for immediate assistance.
2. Help the client to lie on the floor.
3. Help the client to a seated position.
4. Inform client that dizziness will pass.
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3. The nurse helps the client sit after complaining of dizziness to prevent a fall; then, if necessary, the nurse calls for help.
1. As long as the client does not faint, the nurse can call for help after seating the client. Generally, sitting client helps to restore the client's blood pressure to relieve dizziness.
2. Assisting the client to the floor is indicated for seizures but not for complaints of dizziness.
4. Telling the client the dizziness will pass is a reasonable response from the nurse after seating the client and teaching the client to manage feelings of dizziness.
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