The nurse correctly identifies which patient as having the highest risk for injury related to temperature of water when bathing?
a. Patient with asthma
b. Patient with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
c. Patient with a stroke
d. Patient with diabetes
ANS: D
Patients with neurologic deficits such as peripheral neuropathy resulting from diabetes may not be able to identify extremes of hot and cold. Patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and asthma are not likely to be injured by temperature extremes. Patients with a stroke may have some alteration in sensation on one side of their body but can compensate by using the other side, and they are at less risk than a patient with diabetes.
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