The Patient Lives in an Apartment and Has Difficulty Getting

question 18

Multiple Choice

The patient lives in an apartment and has difficulty getting on and off of the toilet.Which is the best intervention to protect the patient's safety?

• A) Place a bedside commode over the toilet.
• B) Screw grab bars into the wall by the toilet.
• C) Attach suction cup grab bars to the wall by the toilet.
• D) Instruct the patient to lean forward when rising to stand.

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Definitions:

Positive or Negative

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Unethical

Actions or behaviors that violate moral principles or professional standards.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs, or to trigger a psychological benefit in the patient.

Control Group

In an experiment, the group that experiences all aspects of the experiment, including assessments, in a manner identical to the experimental group, except for the manipulation of the independent variable.