Posted: December 11th, 2017

Sally is a nurse working in an emergency department and receives a client after a radiological incident. Which task is utmost priority for the nurse to do first?

Sally is a nurse working in an emergency department and receives a client after a radiological incident. Which task is utmost priority for the nurse to do first?

A. Decontaminate the client’s clothing.
B. Decontaminate the open wound on the client’s thigh.
C. Decontaminate the examination room the client is placed in.
D. Save the client’s vomitus for analysis by the radiation safety staff.