Author Question: An important safety precaution the home health nurse teaches parents to prevent burns to small ... (Read 105 times)

karateprodigy · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

An important safety precaution the home health nurse teaches parents to prevent burns to small children is to:

a. never leave them unattended.
b. turn pot handles on stoves away from reach.
c. turn hot water on first when filling the bathtub.
d. keep side rails up on the crib.

Question 2

To decrease the risk for falls, the nurse holds frequent in-services to ensure that staff has competent skills for:

a. bathing.
b. feeding.
c. transferring.
d. ambulating.

at · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
To protect infants and children from burns, turn the pot handles on stoves away from the child's reach.

Answer to Question 2

C
The majority of patient falls occur during transfer.