A fire has started in one of the medical surgical units, and the staff has been instructed to perform a horizontal evacuation. Which action does the nurse take first?

Lead the ambulatory patients to the designated zones on the same floor. In a horizontal evacuation, the most ambulatory patients are led to the designated zone on the same floor (usually past fire doors). Vertical evacuations involve taking the stairs away from the fire area, so instructing ambulatory patients to leave the floor or assisting bed-bound patients into evacuation sleds and taking them down the stairs are inappropriate interventions for a horizontal evacuation. The most ambulatory patients are evacuated first, followed by the patients who require more assistance.

A fire has started in one of the medical surgical units, and the ...

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