Care of Multiple Clients — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
See most unstable first
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Management of Care
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Care of Multiple Clients on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- ABC threat → see first
- New/unexpected symptom next
- Stable/expected → last
- Quick safety check all pts
- Delegate stable-task care
- Cluster + plan route
- Post-op, fresh blood, new chest pain
- Falling sats, ↓ LOC = first
- Acute over chronic, actual over risk
✨Quick Tip
See the client with an airway, breathing, or circulation threat first, then those with other physiological needs.
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