A hospital unit is conducting a fire drill to prepare for potential emergencies. As the nurse on duty, what is the most appropriate action to take when responding to the simulated fire in a patient’s room?
Extinguish the fire and notify the charge nurse about the incident.
Move the patient to safety, activate the fire alarm, and close the doors to contain the fire.
Call maintenance to assess the source of the fire while continuing to monitor the patient in the room.
Close the doors on the unit and evacuate patients promptly.
The correct answer is to prioritize patient safety by implementing the RACE protocol: Rescue, Activate the alarm, Confine the fire, and Extinguish/Evacuate. The first action is to rescue the patient in immediate danger and bring them to a safe location. Following this, activating the fire alarm ensures that additional help is summoned. Although extinguishing the fire and notifying other staff are important, they come only after the patient is secured and the alarm is raised. Closing the doors is also critical but must be done after removing the patient to avoid putting them in further danger.
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