A care conference is being held with the family of an older patient in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease. The family wants to know if a feeding tube should be placed. How should this question be answered?
1. Tube feeding will aid the patient to gain weight.
2. Tube feeding is associated with a reduced risk of aspiration.
3. Tube feeding reduces the discomfort associated with dehydration.
4. The absence of tube feeding promotes dehydration which reduces pain sensitivity.
Question 2
Which of the following assessment findings is most suggestive of deep-venous thrombosis?
A) bilateral calf tenderness after walking up a flight of stairs
B) swelling in one leg with pitting edema
C) shortness of breath after activity
D) two plus palpable pedal pulses
Diversity within the family structure.
Critical thinking and the process of planning care
Position of patient to assess jugular vein distention
Grief Responses and Patient Verbalization