Practice Question
A nurse is teaching parents of a 10-month-old infant about home safety. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
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Correct Answer:
Keep plastic bags and plastic grocery bags in a secure place.
Rationale:
✅ A. Keep plastic bags and plastic grocery bags in a secure place
🛡️ Plastic bags are a suffocation hazard for infants who may pull them over their faces during play.
🛡️ At 10 months, infants are increasingly mobile, making it important to store such items in high or locked cabinets.
🛡️ Safe home environments require anticipating developmental behaviors like grabbing and exploring.
🛡️ Storing plastic bags away helps reduce risks related to accidental injury or death.
🛡️ Parental education should emphasize removing common household items that pose hidden dangers.
✅ B. Serve food in small pieces no larger than a cheerio
🛡️ Cheerios are an ideal size and dissolve easily, making them safe for infants learning to chew.
🛡️ At 10 months, most infants lack molars and cannot adequately grind larger or tougher food.
🛡️ This practice reduces the risk of choking, which is a leading cause of injury in this age group.
🛡️ Parents should cut soft fruits, steamed vegetables, or meats into tiny, manageable pieces.
🛡️ Education on age-appropriate food texture and size is critical for infant feeding safety.
✅ E. Use plastic covers on all electrical outlets
🛡️ Infants at this age often crawl and explore, making exposed outlets a major electrocution risk.
🛡️ Plastic outlet covers are essential in preventing fingers or objects from being inserted into sockets.
🛡️ They are a simple, low-cost intervention to reduce home injury.
🛡️ Teaching parents to assess their home from the infant’s eye level helps identify such hazards.
🛡️ This is a core principle of infant-proofing in health promotion and home safety education.
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This question is from RN ATI Pediatrics Nurs 243 Exam(Spring 2024) which contains 39 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pediatrics
- Answer Choices: 5