Over the past 2 years, a 51-year-old man has been admitted to the hospital five times for problems related to alcohol abuse, including falls, acute alcohol withdrawal, and cirrhosis.
The man's current admission has been precipitated by signs and symptoms of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The care team is reasonably pleased with the patient's recovery to this point and discharge planning has begun. When organizing the patient's discharge planning, what psychosocial nursing diagnosis should be prioritized?
A) Risk for altered family processes
B) Risk for ineffective coping
C) Risk for ineffective management of therapeutic regimen
D) Risk for altered growth and development
Question 2
The nurse is preparing a patient for discharge from the emergency room to home after the patient incurred a sprain to the left ankle. While providing discharge teaching, the nurse should instruct the patient to do what?
A) Apply heat for the first 24 to 48 hours after injury.
B) Maintain the ankle in a dependent position.
C) Exercise hourly by performing rotation exercises of the ankle.
D) Keep an elastic compression bandage on the ankle.
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