On entering the patient's room, the nurse sees a fire burning in the garbage can next to the bed. The nurse removes the patient and calls to report the fire. Which of the following should be the nurse's next action?
a. Extinguish the fire.
b. Remove all of the other patients from the unit.
c. Close all the doors of patient rooms.
d. Move the garbage can into the bathroom.
C
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A The nurse should extinguish the fire by using an extinguisher after closing the doors of the patient rooms.
B After activating the alarm, the nurse should close all the doors, not remove all of the other patients from the unit.
C The nurse's next action should be to confine the fire by closing doors and windows and turning off oxygen and electrical equipment.
D Moving the garbage can into the bathroom would not be an appropriate action, because the nurse could get burned in attempting to move the garbage can.
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