What should follow after communicating promptly and documenting the exception?

• A. Ignore the issue
• B. Escalate to board
• C. Implement corrective actions
• D. Replan with no changes

Answer: (C)

After promptly notifying and documenting the exception, the next essential step is to implement corrective actions to address the deviation and restore compliance. This means putting in place the fixes or changes needed, tracking them, and then verifying that they actually remediate the issue and reduce risk to reliability. By acting to correct the root cause and prevent recurrence, you close the gap between what happened and what should have happened under the standard.

Ignoring the issue or replan with no changes would leave the deviation unresolved and risk ongoing noncompliance. Escalating to leadership or the board can be important for governance or high-risk, persistent problems, but the immediate operational move is to execute the corrective actions and then confirm their effectiveness.