Upon entering a patient's room, a nurse discovers a small fire in a wastebasket. What is the nurse's first priority action following the RACE acronym?

The correct answer to the question "Upon entering a patient's room, a nurse discovers a small fire in a wastebasket. What is the nurse's first priority action following the RACE acronym?" is Option D: Remove the patient from the immediate area..

The other options — A) Attempt to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher., B) Activate the fire alarm., C) Close the door to the patient's room. — are incorrect for this NCLEX-RN Exam Prep question. As explained above: The 'R' in RACE stands for Rescue. The immediate priority is to remove patients and others from danger. Subsequent steps involve activating the alarm, containing the fire, and extinguishing it if saf…