Author Question: The nurse is coordinating the discharge planning for a family with a frail elderly mother who will ... (Read 66 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is coordinating the discharge planning for a family with a frail elderly mother who will be living with her daughter and son-in-law and their teenage son.

Appropriate teaching for the family includes:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Ask for help
2. Encourage the family to discuss advance directives prior to acute events
3. Review the common physiologic and psychosocial changes in the older adult
4. Refer the family to counseling
5. Encourage respite care

Question 2

A client reports being allergic to codeine. The nurse asks the client about the specific problem, and the client reports that she becomes nauseous. The nurse explains that this is not an allergy but:

1. An untoward effect.
2. An adverse effect.
3. Acute toxic reaction.
4. Chronic toxicity.

hramirez205 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,5
Rationale: Encouraging caregivers to make use of groups, home-delivered meal, and adult day care reduces the risk of stress, and caregiver role strain, and therefore the risk of elder abuse

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale: An untoward effect can be tolerated for the sake of the therapeutic effect.