The nurse is teaching a community health program on the danger of extremes of hot and cold temperatures. Which statement by a participant indicates to the nurse that more teaching is needed?

Question

A) "I need to check on my elderly neighbors during the winter."
B) "I need to make sure my elderly parents are drinking enough and staying cool in the summer."
C) "We should make sure the homeless have shelter in extremes of weather."
D) "There are homeless shelters, so why do we need to check on those who chose to sleep in the park?"

Answer 1

D) "There are homeless shelters, so why do we need to check on those who chose to sleep in the park?"

Explanation: A) Nurses have both a direct care responsibility and an indirect opportunity to inform families and community members about the dangers of extreme thermal environments for vulnerable populations such as infants, older adults, and chronically ill people.
B) Nurses have both a direct care responsibility and an indirect opportunity to inform families and community members about the dangers of extreme thermal environments for vulnerable populations such as infants, older adults, and chronically ill people.
C) Nurses have both a direct care responsibility and an indirect opportunity to inform families and community members about the dangers of extreme thermal environments for vulnerable populations such as infants, older adults, and chronically ill people.
D) Each year, incapacitated older adults, cognitively impaired individuals, and homeless people living on the streets die from hypothermia because they find themselves in locations with inadequate heating. Likewise, the heat takes a toll on individuals without air conditioning who are fearful of living with windows open and on victims of exposure.