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A mercury-in-glass thermometer is being used in the extended care facility. While the nurse is taking the patient's temperature, the thermometer falls and breaks on the floor without coming into contact with the nurse or patient.
 
  Which of the following should be the nurse's first action? a. Remove the patient from the area.
  b. Remove the patient's clothing.
  c. Wash his or her hands, and bathe the patient.
  d. Notify the environmental services department.
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