The nurse is providing home care to a client with failing vision due to macular degeneration. The nurse is concerned about the client’s safety. Which of the following activities would help to lessen the client’s risk of falling
A. Arranging pieces of furniture close together so the client can use them for guidance and support.
B. Encouraging the client to wear a medical identification bracelet that describes the client’s visual deficit.
C. Installing a flashing light to indicate when the phone or doorbell is ringing.
D. Installing handrails in hallways, in bathrooms, and on steps.
参考答案：D
解析：Handrails help to guide the client in his environment as well as provide physical support to enhance stability. Close arrangement of furniture provides dangerous obstacles that could precipitate falls and sharp, hard objects upon which to fall. A medical identification bracelet provides no protection in the event of a fall. Blinking lights that indicate a ringing doorbell or phone are useful for the hearing impaired.