When the home health nurse visits the home of a 10-month-old child, she observes the environment for risks for injury to the child. Which observation will the nurse discuss with the mother?
1. The mother leaves the filled mop bucket on the floor while in another room.
2. The mother turns all pan handles to the back of the stove.
3. The mother fills the bath tub before bringing the baby into the bathroom.
4. When riding in a car, the child is in a car seat in the middle of the back seat.
Question 2
While being comforted in the emergency department, the 6-year-old male sibling of a pediatric trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, It's all my fault When we were fighting yesterday, I told him I wished he was dead Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
1. Asking the child if he would like to sit down and drink some water
2. Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that he can draw a picture
3. Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean, but that we have no control over whether an accident happens
4. Discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the sibling requires, and explaining why they are needed
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
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