Exam 32: Home Care Safety

The nurse teaches an older client about minimizing the risk of falls at home.Which does the nurse include in client teaching to prevent falls?

The Joint Commission has identified goals related to client safety in the home.These goals focus on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is conducting a home safety assessment and notes the client has a fire extinguisher near the stove.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse prepares the client to self-administer medications at home.Which does the nurse implement to increase the chance of client compliance with the therapeutic regimen?

The home care nurse assists a client with impaired fine-motor skills.Which should the nurse implement to benefit the client?

The nurse prepares to teach the client about managing multiple medications at home.Which client outcome does the nurse hope to accomplish as a result of client teaching?

The nurse is helping a client with diminished sight to remain as independent in the home as possible.Which does the nurse include as a priority in client teaching to improve home safety for the client?

The nurse is teaching the client how to safely take a diuretic and an antihypertensive pill.Which information does the nurse write for the client to reduce client risk of falls while maintaining the therapeutic medication regimen?

The nurse instructs the client to perform self-injections of insulin.Which does the nurse include in client teaching to prevent a home accident to other family members?

A client's family insists that the client live with one of the family members permanently because of a shuffling gait, but the client refuses.Which approach is most effective to provide a safe environment while also acting as a client advocate?

The nurse assesses a client using the Folstein test (Mini Mental Status Exam [MMSE]) and the client scores a 15.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The client's son tells the nurse that his parent is unable to learn about new medications because of her advanced age.Which does the nurse include in family teaching?

The nurse is caring for an older client who has been getting more confused recently.What other characteristics might the family notice that alerts the nurse that the client may be at risk for wandering?

The nurse completes a home safety assessment and recommends removing a few pieces of large furniture to widen the pathway for a client who ambulates with a walker.However, the client refuses to allow furniture to be removed.Which action should the nurse take at this time?

A frail older client is being driven to the grocery store.Which aspect of safety prevention is most important for the nurse to stress to this client?

The nurse plans discharge teaching for several clients.Which client and family are most likely to benefit from the nurse's teaching plan?

The nurse assesses a home care client who has a possible cognitive impairment.Which does the nurse implement to validate the assessment finding before planning suitable nursing care?

The nurse is working with a client on the plan of care.Which client behavior does the nurse recognize as most illustrative that the client will cooperate with a plan of care?

The nurse finishes discharge teaching for the client after a home assessment.Which action by the client requires follow-up information from the home care nurse?

The nurse prepares to discharge an older client who has fallen in the hospital to home.Which safety measure does the nurse include in client and family teaching?