Title: Use fire extinguishers.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Use should include

- types of fire and types of extinguisher needed for each
- the steps represented by the acronym PASS (pull-aim-squeeze-sweep)
- the steps represented by the acronym RACE (rescue-alarm-contain-extinguish or evacuate).

Refer to Unit IV in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the consequences of using the wrong fire extinguisher on a fire?
- How does a CNA determine the type of fire extinguisher to use on a fire?