Author Question: The nurse is discussing safety issues with the mother of three children. Which of the following ... (Read 33 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is discussing safety issues with the mother of three children. Which of the following statements has the greatest possibility for decreasing the potential for injury among the children?

1. Where do you see a need for safety improvements in your home?
2. Keep all toxic liquids capped and stored out of reach of the children.
3. Installing safety gates at the top and bottom of each set of stairs will help mini-mize falls.
4. Take great care to keep the children away from kitchen appliances and tools that can hurt them.

Question 2

The nurse and a mother of two small children are discussing child safety issues. Which of the following nursing interventions has the greatest potential for using collaboration to help ensure the children's safety?

1. Arranging to teach the children how to react in the case of a fire in the home
2. Teaching the children to telephone 911 if there is ever an emergency in the home
3. Helping the mother identify an emergency person for the children to telephone in the case of an emergency
4. Helping the mother create a list of emergency telephone numbers to be posted next to the home's telephone

Ksh22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Clients generally expect to be safe in their homes and health care settings. However, there are times when a client's view of what is safe does not agree with that of the nurse. For this reason, any assessment needs to include the client's understanding of his or her perception of risk fac-tors. The remaining options are directed toward specific safety issues.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Clients need to learn how to identify and select resources within their community that enhance safety (e.g., neighborhood block homes, local police departments, and neighbors willing to check on a client's well-being).The remaining options deal with individual aspects of a complete plan.