A nurse is implementing risk reduction interventions with a family.Which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask?

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Risk reduction is a complex process that requires knowledge of risks and families' perceptions of the nature of the risk.In this situation the nurse was asking questions to determine the family's perception of risks associated with owning guns.If the family does not perceive the behavior (having guns in the house)as risky,but rather as necessary for food or sport,the nurse must first educate or persuade the family that others may be more comfortable if certain precautionary measures are taken (such as locks on the guns).Rifles are used for food and sport but handguns are often used in crimes and accidents resulting in death.Asking about how guns are kept safe or locked up does not address the families perception of the nature of the risk.Asking if any of the hunters killed a deer this year makes the assumption that the family uses the guns for hunting.This perception by the nurse may be inaccurate,it would be more appropriate for the nurse to ask how the guns are used in the home rather than assuming that they are used for deer hunting.

A Nurse Is Implementing Risk Reduction Interventions with a Family