Author Question: The client tells the nurse that he needs to use the restroom. Which safety intervention must be done ... (Read 143 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The client tells the nurse that he needs to use the restroom. Which safety intervention must be done by the nurse first?

A) Assess the need for assistance with ambulation.
B) Ask the nurse assistant to help the client to the restroom.
C) Offer the bedpan to keep the client safe.
D) Ask a family member to help the client to the restroom.

Question 2

During discharge planning, the nurse is assessing home safety for a client who has repeatedly fallen. Which condition increases the client's risk for falls? Select all that apply.

A) climbs two flights of stairway to get to his bedroom
B) prefers to use the bathtub when taking a bath
C) drinks 2 shots of alcoholic beverages before dinner
D) takes a diuretic pill early in the morning
E) uses non-skid socks all day

lolol · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
The diverse physiologic and psychological capabilities of people and encounters with various safety hazards across the lifespan put various age groups at risk for different safety concerns and associated potential injuries. The older clients are at higher risk for hurting themselves while meeting their needs.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B, C, D
Feedback:
Unintentional injuries at home are common for the older adult. Safety habits, no longer reinforced by watchful adults, can become rusty; disregard of judgment, overconfidence, or ignorance can place adults in danger's path. In addition, adults may consume alcohol, which interferes with judgment to interpret the environment and with physical capabilities to operate machinery, thus contributing to injuries.