Posted: November 30th, 2017

The emergency room nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 2-year-old child who sustained burns from a hot cup of coffee that had been left on the kitchen counter.

The emergency room nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 2-year-old child who sustained burns from a hot cup of coffee that had been left on the kitchen counter. The nurse evaluates that the parents have correctly understood the teaching when they state which of the following?

1. “We will be sure to not leave hot liquids unattended.”
2. “I guess my child needs to understand what the word ‘hot’ means.”
3. “We will be sure that our child stays in his room when we work in the kitchen.”
4. “We will install a safety gate as soon as we get home so that our child can’t get into the kitchen.”