The nurse is evaluating teaching provided to a client about home ...

[dmcintosh]

The nurse is evaluating teaching provided to a client about home safety. Which observation indicates that teaching has been effective?
 
  1. Smoke alarm functioning with new batteries installed
  2. Scatter rugs located in the kitchen and bathroom only
  3. Cord for a space heater stretched across a hallway
  4. Light bulbs burned out in the bathroom and living room

Question 2

A client is being transferred from an acute care facility to a long-term care facility. What information should the nurse provide to the long-term care facility about the client's medications?
 
  1. Nothing, as the medications all need to be reordered at the long-term care facility.
  2. Have the client's medication prescriptions filled before going to long-term care facility.
  3. Instruct the client to tell the nurses at the long-term care facility what medications are prescribed.
  4. Inform the nurse at the long-term care facility what medications the client is prescribed, and document that this information was provided.

[shaquita]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: The installation and use of a smoke alarm in the home would indicate that home safety instruction has been effective.
Rationale 2: Scatter rugs would indicate that instruction on home safety has not been effective.
Rationale 3: Cords for appliances stretching across major walkways would indicate that instruction on home safety has not been effective.
Rationale 4: Inadequate lighting in major rooms of the home would indicate that instruction on home safety has not been effective.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The nurse is responsible for communicating the client's medications to the long-term care facility, and documents this communication.
Rationale 2: The client's medications will not be filled prior to going to the long-term care facility.
Rationale 3: It is not the client's responsibility to communicate medications to the nurses at the long-term care facility.
Rationale 4: The nurse should communicate the client's medications to the nurses at the long-term care facility and document that this communication occurred.

[dmcintosh]

Thanks

[shaquita]

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