The nurse is discussing safety issues with the mother of three children. Which of the following statements has the greatest possibility for decreasing the potential for injury among the children?
1. "Where do you see a need for safety improvements in your home?"
2. "Keep all toxic liquids capped and stored out of reach of the children."
3. "Installing safety gates at the top and bottom of each set of stairs will help mini-mize falls."
4. "Take great care to keep the children away from kitchen appliances and tools that can hurt them."
ANS: 1
Clients generally expect to be safe in their homes and health care settings. However, there are times when a client's view of what is safe does not agree with that of the nurse. For this reason, any assessment needs to include the client's understanding of his or her perception of risk fac-tors. The remaining options are directed toward specific safety issues.
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