Author Question: Which action is best to reduce burns in the home? a. Instruct patients to install smoke ... (Read 94 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which action is best to reduce burns in the home?

a. Instruct patients to install smoke detec-tors,
b. Tell patients to have their water heaters checked,
c. Encourage patients to switch from gas to electric stoves,
d. Teach patients not to smoke in their hous-es,

Question 2

An older patient smoked tobacco most of the adult life. When planning health promotion education for this patient, the nurse includes information that such smoking

a. may produce alterations in the immune response.
b. is a risk factor for community-acquired pneumonia.
c. decreases the production of an immunog-lobulin called IgA.
d. increases the risk of gastric cancer.

lkoler · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The most common cause of burns in the home for older patients is scalding from water that is too hot. Patients should either check and reset the temperature themselves or have someone do it for them. The other actions are all helpful, but scalding remains the top cause of burns in the home for this population.

Answer to Question 2

B
Although the major host factor associated with community-acquired pneumonia is advanced age, smoking, alcohol abuse, chronic lung disease, recent history of viral upper respiratory tract in-fection, and neurologic disease are other contributing factors.