medium · NCLEX-RN safety
A nurse enters the room of a client with a cervical radiation implant and discovers the radioactive source lying on the bed linens.
Which action should the nurse take first?
- Evacuate the client from the room and lock the door until the radiation safety officer arrives.
- Call the rapid response team to assess the client for internal hemorrhage.
- Pick up the source quickly using double-gloved hands and return it to the vaginal canal.
- Use long-handled lead forceps to place the source in a lead-lined container kept in the room.
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