While the nurse is taking the history of a 10-year-old child, the parents admit to owning firearms. An appropriate safety measure for the nurse to suggest would be which of the following?

Question

1. Keeping all the guns put away and out of the child's reach
2. Taking the child to a shooting range for lessons on how to use a gun properly
3. Storing the guns and ammunition in the same place
4. Using a gun lock on all firearms in the house

Answer 1

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Rationale 1: A 10-year-old child is able to reach any area of the house; more precautions need to be taken.
Rationale 2: Teaching gun safety is appropriate to a family that has guns, however, it is not sufficient to protect the child. The guns must be secured at all times the adults are not supervising the guns.
Rationale 3: It is recommended that guns and ammunitions be stored separately.
Rationale 4: Statistics show that about 75% of unintentional deaths and suicides are committed with firearms found in the home. The safety measures of using a gun lock, keeping the gun and ammunition separate, and putting the guns in a locked cabinet will at least makes the guns less accessible.
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