An older woman fell at home while trying to get to the bathroom in time to prevent urinary leakage.Rank the following suitable nursing interventions in order according to the ability of each intervention to prevent patient injury at home in the future.Start with the intervention that is most likely to prevent injury in the home.

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The nurse begins planning for home injury prevention by assessing the older adult for risk factors for alcohol abuse and for contributors to alcohol abuse or falls.Assessment data help identify areas for intervention; falling and incontinence,especially in women,are risk factors for alcohol abuse.Second,the nurse helps this woman improve incontinence by teaching her strategies to use to improve bladder control.Alcohol abuse increases the risk of incontinence by relaxing the bladder's muscle tone and by increasing an older adult's instability or mobility impairment; therefore the nurse includes plans to control alcohol intake.Next,before discharge,the woman's home is inspected for potential safety hazards to prevent future falls and injury and to remove a safety hazard as a contributor to falls.Finally,an alcohol prevention program can be a suitable intervention for this older adult if alcohol abuse is a contributing factor.Depending on the assessment data,the willingness to avoid alcohol can determine whether she has the capacity to live at home or should be in a residential facility to maintain safety.

An Older Woman Fell at Home While Trying to Get