# A nurse discovers a small fire in a client's room. Place the following actions in the correct order.

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## Question

A nurse discovers a small fire in a client's room. Place the following actions in the correct order.

Close the door to the room.

Use the fire extinguisher if safe.

Remove the client from the room.

Evacuate adjacent clients if necessary.

Activate the fire alarm.

## Explanation

The RACE acronym guides fire response: Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate. First, remove the client from immediate danger. Then activate the fire alarm to alert others. Closing the door contains the fire and smoke. Using the fire extinguisher is appropriate only if the fire is small and safe to fight. Evacuating adjacent clients may be needed if the fire cannot be contained. This sequence prioritizes client safety, alerts the facility, and limits fire spread.

## In-depth explanation

Quick answer
The RACE acronym guides fire response: Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate. First, remove the client from immediate danger. Then activate the fire alarm to alert others. Closing the door contains the fire and smoke. Using the fire extinguisher is appropriate only if the fire is small and safe to fight. Evacuating adjacent clients may be needed if the fire cannot be contained. This sequence prioritizes client safety, alerts the facility, and limits fire spread.
Key cues
Use the client-specific assessment findings and timing in the scenario rather than a memorized diagnosis label.
Clinical reasoning
Connect the relevant cues to the safest nursing interpretation and action for this exact care setting.
Why the alternatives do not fit
The distractors are plausible in another context but are unsupported, mistimed, lower priority, or incomplete for the findings presented.
Priority and safety
Address immediate threats first, stay within nursing scope, and reassess the client after the selected intervention.
Takeaway
For hospital fire response, select responses that are both clinically supported and appropriate at this point in care.
**Sources**
- Open RN Nursing Skills 2e

## Clinical scenario

A nurse discovers a small fire in a client's room. Place the following actions in the correct order.

## Key concepts

- **RACE** — An acronym for fire response: Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate.
- **Priority assessment** — Focused assessment used to identify the most urgent client need.
- **Safety intervention** — A nursing action selected to reduce immediate preventable harm.

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