Which of the following interventions would be beneficial for a ...

[nenivikky]

Which of the following interventions would be beneficial for a client who is demonstrating stress associated with an illness and having to care for a family at home?
 
  1. Ask the client if there is anyone who would be able to help with the family needs at home while she is recuperating
   2. Suggest the client be transferred to a long-term care facility to ensure a full recovery
   3. Find out if the children can be sent to a grandparent's home until the client fully recovers
   4. Ask the client if there is anything that she needs once she returns to home

Question 2

The nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client who has ulcerative colitis. The nurse determines that a priority nursing diagnosis for this client is Deficient Fluid Volume when the client states which of the following?
 
  1. I drink 1 liter of fluid each day..
   2. I have dry patches of skin..
   3. I have 2 liquid stools per day..
   4. I use a moisturizer on my skin..

[Eunice618]

Answer to Question 1

1. Asking the client if there is anyone that would be able to help with the family needs at home while she is recuperating

Rationale:
The best way that the nurse can help the client who is stressed with a new illness and family responsibilities is to ask if there is anyone who can help the client at home. Transferring the client to a long-term care facility will not help the client with the stress of caring for a family at home. Sending the children to a grandparent's home might not work if the children are in school and the grandparent lives far away. Asking the client if there is anything that she needs once she returns home is not enough. The nurse needs to do something else.

Answer to Question 2

1. I drink 1 liter of fluid each day..

Rationale:
The client with irritable bowel syndrome is taught to maintain a higher than normal fluid intake to maintain hydration. The client's dry patches could be due to fluid deficit. Two liquid stools a day is not excessive, but the client needs to take in enough fluid to account for the stools as well as the normal fluid needs of the body. Moisturizing the skin is a positive action of the client.