A Nurse Is Conducting a Home Safety Check on a Client

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse is conducting a home safety check on a client with cobalamin/vitamin B₁₂ deficiency. What inquiries should the nurse specifically make?

• A) Evidence of adequate lighting
• B) How many stairs the client must negotiate to get inside
• C) Number and location of throw rugs
• D) Temperature setting on the water heater

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Definitions:

Investigation Area

A specific location or region that is being systematically studied or examined for a particular purpose.

Coal

A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock formed from ancient plant material, rich in carbon, used as a fuel.

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Natural leakages of crude oil from the ground due to geological formations breaking the surface.

Salt

A mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), used in food seasoning and preservation, and industrially in chemical production.