The nurse is conducting a home safety class. It is most important for the nurse to include which information in the teaching plan?

Question

a. Have an escape route everyone knows about.
b. Keep a smoke detector in each bedroom.
c. Use space heaters instead of gas heaters.
d. Use carbon monoxide detectors in the ga-rage.

Answer 1

B
Everyone should use smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in their home environment (just not in a garage). Recommendations are that each bedroom should have a separate smoke detector. Smoke detectors should also be placed in the hallway of each story, in the kitchen, in each stairwell, and by each entrance. Space heaters can be a cause of fire if clothing, bedding, and other flammable objects are nearby. An escape route is very important, but successfully es-caping also depends on early recognition of a fire, which is assisted by smoke detectors.