What Is the Most Appropriate Response for the Nurse to Make

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the most appropriate response for the nurse to make to the parent of a 3-year-old child found in a bed with the side rails down?

• A) "You must never leave the child in the room alone with the side rails down."
• B) "I am very concerned about your child's safety when you leave the side rails down. The hospital has guidelines stating that side rails need to be up if the child is in the bed."
• C) "It is hospital policy that side rails need to be up if the child is in bed."
• D) "When parents leave side rails down, they might be considered as uncaring."

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Definitions:

Pore Spaces

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Water Table

The level below which the ground is completely saturated with water, marking the boundary between the area's unsaturated soil and its aquifer.

Overpumping

Pumping of groundwater at a rate that causes severe lowering of the water table in the aquifer or other detrimental effects.

Horizontal

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