A nurse is preparing a bag of chemotherapy agent for one of the patients. The nurse accidentally pierces a hole through the bag while attempting to spike it. A moderate amount of chemotherapy spills onto the ground. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
Clean up the spill with wet paper towels.
Call the pharmacy to have the chemotherapy redosed.
Cordon off the area and notify housekeeping/facilities of the spill.
Continue to prime chemotherapy tubing.
Be sure to consider describing words like first, next, before, and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.
Create a totally FREE account to save your progress and scores.
Pass Guarantee
Welcome back
Let's continue studying where you left off.