A nurse is conducting an admission interview with an older ...

[asd123]

A nurse is conducting an admission interview with an older patient admitted to a long-term care facility
 
  When the nurse asks about the patient's former occupation, the patient states, What do you care? I am long retired What response by the nurse is best?
  a. Your job may have exposed you to some health hazards.
  b. It helps me get to know you and your background better.
  c. We have several clubs here you might be interested in.
  d. No real reason, it's just part of our ad-mission interview.

Question 2

A nurse has worked with an older adult who has mild dementia and the patient's family to ensure the financial status of the older person is sound and well managed on a day-to-day basis. The nurse knows planning was successful by assessing that
 
  a. the parent and children are happy with the arrangements.
  b. the children have the older person's checkbook themselves.
  c. one adult child pays all the bills and sends reports each month.
  d. the children were granted conservatorship and manage the money.

[katieost]

Answer to Question 1

A
Previous occupations may have exposed the patient to health hazards that might be important. The question does help the nurse get to know the patient and maybe offer some activities he or she would most likely be interested in, but that's not the main reason for the question. Saying there is no reason to ask the question puts the entire admission interview under suspicion for be-ing irrelevant.

Answer to Question 2

A
Financial discussions and decisions are often difficult. The best plans result in the finances being handled satisfactorily and all parties are happy with the arrangement. The children may or may not need to keep the checkbook, pay the bills, or have conservatorship.