A nurse is teaching a client with cerebellar function impairment. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's discharge teaching?
a. "Connect a light to flash when your door bell rings."
b. "Label your faucet knobs with hot and cold signs."
c. "Ask a friend to drive you to your follow-up appointments."
d. "Use a natural gas detector with an audible alarm."
ANS: C
Cerebellar function enables the client to predict distance or gauge the speed with which one is approaching an object, control voluntary movement, maintain equilibrium, and shift from one skilled movement to another in an orderly sequence. A client who has cerebellar function impairment should not be driving. The client would not have difficulty hearing, distinguishing between hot and cold, or smelling.
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