Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a nurse dealing with smoke in a client’s room.
When entering a client’s room, the nurse observes smoke coming from a piece of client care equipment. What is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Immediately remove the equipment
B. Obtain the appropriate fire extinguisher
C. Unplug the equipment
D. Remove the client from the room
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The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is…
D. Remove the client from the room
Rationale: The nurse should use the mnemonic RACE (Remove the client-Activate the alarm-Contain the fire – Extinguish the fire) to prioritize actions. First, the nurse should remove the client from the room.
Main takeaway
The nurse should use the mnemonic RACE (Remove the client-Activate the alarm-Contain the fire – Extinguish the fire) to prioritize actions. First, the nurse should remove the client from the room.
Incorrect answer explanations
A. Immediately remove the equipment
Rationale: The nurse should use the mnemonic RACE (Remove the client-Activate the alarm-Contain the fire – Extinguish the fire) to prioritize actions.
B. Obtain the appropriate fire extinguisher
Rationale: The nurse should use the mnemonic RACE (Remove the client-Activate the alarm-Contain the fire – Extinguish the fire) to prioritize actions.
C. Unplug the equipment
Rationale: The nurse should use the mnemonic RACE (Remove the client-Activate the alarm-Contain the fire – Extinguish the fire) to prioritize actions.
References
Potter, P.A., Perry, A.G., Stockert, P.A., Hall, A.M. (2017). Fundamentals of nursing (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
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