Author Question: A nurse is interviewing an elderly client with a severe disability. The nurse can expect the ... (Read 43 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is interviewing an elderly client with a severe disability. The nurse can expect the client's self-reported health status rating to be MOST likely:

a. fair or poor
b. higher than an elderly client without disability
c. good or excellent
d. the same as an elderly client without disability

Question 2

A client experiencing paranoid delusion states, They are conspiring against me; they're after me all night. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be the MOST empathetic?

a. That sounds frightening.
b. You can't sleep?
c. This cannot be true.
d. You are having a delusion.

SVictor · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
When interviewing an elderly client with a severe disability, the nurse can expect the client to report his or her health as fair to poor. This is particularly true of individuals 65 and older. It is most likely related to the increase in chronic illnesses as a result of aging.

Answer to Question 2

A
The most empathetic response would be to acknowledge that the delusion sounds frightening. This response would address the client's feelings. The other three options do not address feelings or demonstrate that the nurse is caring.