Question

What should a nursing assistant do to help meet a patient’s need for safety and security?

Remove all unfamiliar objects, visitors, and personnel from a patient’s room.
Remove all unfamiliar food items from a patient’s room service menu.
Familiarize a patient with procedures, and anything in their environment that may be new.
Familiarize a patient with medical journals that publish articles on the patient’s condition.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Familiarize a patient with procedures, and anything in their environment that may be new. A nursing assistant can help meet a patient's need for safety and security by ensuring that the patient is aware of procedures and any changes in their environment. Removing unfamiliar objects, visitors, and personnel from a patient's room may not always be possible or necessary. Similarly, removing unfamiliar food items from the menu or familiarizing the patient with medical journals may not directly address their need for safety and security.