The nurse is developing a teaching plan for toddler safety to present at a parenting seminar. Which of the following are safety interventions that the nurse should address?
A) Encourage parents to enroll toddlers in swimming classes to avoid the need for constant supervision around water.
B) Advise parents to keep pot handles on stoves turned outward to avoid accidental burns.
C) Encourage parents to smoke only in designated rooms in the house or outside the house.
D) Advise parents to use a forward-facing car seat with harness straps and a clip, placed in the backseat of the car.
D
Feedback:
Safety is of prime concern throughout the toddler period. The safest place for the toddler to ride is in the back seat of the car. Parents should use the appropriate size and style of car seat for the child's weight and age as required by the state. At a minimum, all children over 20 pounds and up to 40 pounds should be in a forward-facing car seat with harness straps and a clip. Parents who want to enroll a toddler in a swimming class should be aware that a water safety skills class would be most appropriate. However, even toddlers who have completed a swimming program still need constant supervision in the water. Pot handles on stoves should be turned inward to avoid accidental burn. Nurses should counsel parents to stop smoking (optimal), but if they continue smoking never to smoke inside the home or car with children present.
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