Author Question: The family of an older patient with Alzheimer's disease does not want to discuss long-term care ... (Read 145 times)

londonang · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The family of an older patient with Alzheimer's disease does not want to discuss long-term care placement for at least a few years. How should the nurse respond to the family?

1. Long-term care placement is inevitable with this diagnosis.
2. It often takes a year for an individual with Alzheimer's disease to be admitted.
3. Talking about it now gives you time to think about locations and make a decision.
4. By providing this information now, we will not need to address these concerns later.

Question 2

A 75-year-old male client is seen at a primary care physician's office for a routine yearly checkup. Which finding as part of the checkup is suggestive of a pathological process involving the hematologic system?

A) hemoglobin: 15.0
B) WBC: 9000
C) splenomegaly
D) pulse rate of 86 beats per minute

aprice35067 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Placement in a long-term care facility may or may not occur with the patient. It is not a fate of all patients with this disease process.

Answer to Question 2

C