A nurse, assessing a client's readiness for discharge, is performing a home safety assessment to determine whether there are any environmental hazards in the home. Which of the following statements, if made by the client, would prompt the nurse to investigate further?
A. "I live in a single-story house."
B. "I don't have any nightlights in the house."
C. "I've removed the scatter rugs from the house."
D. "I keep my personal items within reach when I sit in my easy chair."
E. "I haven't changed the batteries in the smoke detectors in my home for quite a few years now."
Ans:
B. "I don't have any nightlights in the house."
E. "I haven't changed the batteries in the smoke detectors in my home for quite a few years now."
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