An Older Woman Fell at Home While Trying to Get

question 17

Multiple Choice

An older woman fell at home while trying to get to the bathroom in time to prevent urinary leakage.Rank the following suitable nursing interventions in order according to the ability of each intervention to prevent patient injury at home in the future.Start with the intervention that is most likely to prevent injury in the home.

• A)Discharge to home while attending an alcohol prevention program.
• B)Perform home safety inspection to identify modifiable safety hazards.
• C)Instruct the older woman on pelvic floor exercises and other incontinence strategies.
• D)Explore depression,alcohol abuse,and physiological contributors to falls.
• E)None of the above

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