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A client with serious medical problems wants to leave the hospital without a physician's discharge order. The client is mentally competent. Legally, the priority nursing action is which of the following?
1. Administer a sedative to keep him from leaving.
2. Find out why the client is leaving, and correct the situation so he will stay.
3. Notify the nursing supervisor.
4. Notify the client's family about the situation.

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