The hospice nurse is visiting a Navajo client and family who will be admitted to hospice upon discharge from the hospital. The family expresses discomfort with the notion that the client will die at home. The nurse
A) understands this is cultural and incorporates this into the client's plan of care.
B) tells the family that they will get used to the idea with a little time.
C) realizes this is part of the grieving process that will resolve as the client nears death.
D) explains that hospice care is home based and the client will die at home if he is a hospice client.
Question 2
The nurse uses the Baylock Discharge Planning Risk Assessment to determine the client's Baylock Risk Assessment Screening Score (BRASS) for identification of self-care deficits when the client returns home. The client's score is over 20 indicating the cli
A) placement other than home.
B) self-care deficits that can be managed with assistance in the home.
C) minimal deficits that can be managed by family.
D) nothing; the client score indicates no issues with self-care.
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