Which intervention would help a client who is demonstrating ...

[sjones]

Which intervention would help a client who is demonstrating stress about being hospitalized and concerned about the needs of the children at home?
 
  A) Ask the client if there is anything that is needed once discharged to home.
  B) Ask the client if there is anyone who would be able to help with the family needs at home during recuperation.
  C) Find out if the children can be sent to a grandparent's home until the client fully recovers.
  D) Suggest the client be transferred to a long-term care facility to ensure a full recovery.

Question 2

When providing nursing care the client states, I drink a small glass of warm water mixed with the juice of one lemon every morning because it helps to heal my body. Which action by the nurse is appropriate when providing care to this client?
 
  A) Tell the client that cold water is better metabolized by the body.
  B) Instruct the client that lemon juice is really a dose of vitamin C that helps with healing.
  C) Provide the warm water and juice of a lemon.
  D) Suggest the client delay the water and lemon until after morning medications.

[cdmart10]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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 is needed once discharged is not enough. The nurse needs to do something else.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C

To support the client's beliefs about healing, the nurse should provide the client with the warm water and lemon juice. The nurse should not instruct the client about the benefits of lemon juice being vitamin C. The nurse should also not suggest that cold water be used instead. Asking the client to delay drinking the water and lemon juice will not support the client's spiritual needs.