The nurse is conducting a home safety visit for a patient who was discharged from the hospital with portable oxygen. Which finding would require the nurse to intervene?
1) Having functional smoke detectors on both floors of the home
2) Having a fire extinguisher accessible in the kitchen
3) Having a carbon monoxide detector on the first floor of the home
4) Having a spouse who smokes in the house in the evening
ANS: 4
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a. difficulties the patient may encounter. b. the nurse's role in the procedure. c. health teaching required. d. anxiety the patient has.
Reasons to conduct an exact replication include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false