Home And Environmental Safety Practice Test

A 6-year-old child with asthma is seen during a home visit. The parent reports nightly coughing; the nurse smells cigarette smoke in the home and observes a cat on the child’s bed and dusty stuffed animals covering the pillow area. Which finding requires IMMEDIATE intervention to ensure safety?

A 76-year-old client with dementia lives at home with a spouse. The spouse reports the client “tries to leave the house at night,” and the nurse observes the front door has a standard knob lock at waist level and the client can open it easily. The nurse should RECOMMEND which modification to the home environment?