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The Nurse Is Making a First Home-Care Visit to a Patient

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The nurse is making a first home-care visit to a patient recently discharged after hip replacement surgery. Which home observations should the nurse document as safety concerns? (Select all that apply.)


A) The patient's recliner faces the television.
B) A safety bar has been installed in the shower.
C) A bathmat towel is on the floor in front of the tub.
D) Smoke detectors are located in the kitchen and near the bedrooms.
E) The patient has a large birdcage sitting on the floor in the middle of the living room.
F) The hallway between the bedroom and bathroom is partially blocked by a cedar chest.

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