Question

A charge nurse inspects empty rooms prior to deciding which rooms to assign clients. The nurse comes across an IV pole with a frayed electrical cord in one of the empty rooms. Which action by the nurse is *most* appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Move the IV pole to the dirty utility room and place a broken sign on the pole.

Answer

Write an incident report about the IV pole and leave the pole in the room.

Answer

Tell the staff nurse overseeing the room about the broken IV pole.

Answer

Place the IV pole just outside of the room and place a plastic trash bag over it.

Question 24 - Safety and Infection Control Practice Test for the NCLEX-RN Exam