ATI Fundamentals Chapter 13 Review: Ensuring Home Safety in Nursing Care

This episode explores Chapter 13 of home safety principles in nursing, highlighting the key roles nurses play in promoting safety both within the healthcare setting and in the patient’s home environment. We’ll cover risk factors, safety assessments, age-specific risks, injury prevention, and emergency preparedness. The content also delves into how to educate patients and families on home hazards and the creation of a home safety plan that includes elements like fire safety, poison control, and fall prevention. All information in this podcast is sourced from ATI and the 2023 edition of Fundamentals of Nursing by Taylor.