A 3-year-old child is ready to be discharged home to a young ...

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A 3-year-old child is ready to be discharged home to a young single parent. When conducting a home safety assessment with the child's mother, the most important safety issue for the nurse to identify includes information about the:
 
  A. stability of the neighborhood.
  B. reasons for outbursts in behavior.
  C. storage of cleaning supplies in the house.
  D. child's use of safety equipment when riding or skating.

Question 2

A patient in sickle cell crisis states that the pain is lessened when watching television. The patient's physiological response is best attributed to:
 
  A. the perception of pain.
  B. nociceptor stimulation.
  C. a negative protective reflex response.
  D. the application of the gate control theory.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Physical hazards such as inadequate lighting can create a hazard; uncontrolled mosquitoes and rodent populations increase risk of diseases. Outbursts in behavior are related to developmental changes. Children need to follow safety regulations in outdoor activities.

Answer to Question 2

D
Pain is perceived in the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS extracts information such as location, duration, and quality. Nociceptors, the receptors that respond to harmful stimuli, con-vert the original stimuli into a pain impulse (transduction). A positive protective response occurs with pain.