Author Question: Which of the following nurse-family interactions is most reflective of caring for the family? 1. ... (Read 93 times)

schs14 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following nurse-family interactions is most reflective of caring for the family?

1. Offering to arrange for a sleep chair for the family's use
2. Notifying the family that the client has returned from surgery
3. Telling the family when the client's surgeon will be on the unit
4. Always being available to spend time answering the family's questions

Question 2

What is the single greatest factor that contributes to the struggle of today's nurses to know the client?

1. Nursing shortage
2. High client acuity
3. Shorter hospital stays
4. Increasing client loads

Anonymous · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Ensuring the client's well-being and helping the family to be active participants are critical in-teractions for family members. Making it possible for the family to be present when the health care provider visits with the client allows the family to play a more active role in the client's care and treatment. While the other options show caring, they are not the most valued examples be-cause they do not directly impact family participation in the client's care or treatment.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
Nurses have increasingly less time to spend with clients, making it much harder to know who they are. Nursing shortages, high client acuity, and shorter hospital stays are all contributing fac-tors to why nurses have increasing client loads and less time with the patient.