A nurse assessed the home while visiting a home care client. What would be an appropriate primary intervention in relation to burns?
a. Assessing the client for evidence of environmental hazards
b. Encouraging the client's family to install a smoke detector
c. Encouraging the whole family to practice "stop, drop, and roll" exercises
d. Suggesting that the family purchase a first aid kit with first aid information
ANS: B
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A) True B) False