Author Question: The nurse is assessing a family caregiver for signs of role stress. Which assessment findings are ... (Read 61 times)

Melani1276 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse is assessing a family caregiver for signs of role stress. Which assessment findings are consistent with this condition? (Select all that apply.)

a. Denial
b. Anger
c. Social withdrawal
d. Irritability
e. Restfulness

Question 2

The geriatric nurse's decision to identify a specific patient as a falls risk is primarily based on the

a. presence of visual deficiencies and mus-culoskeletal weakness.
b. results determined by cognitive and phy-siologic assessment tools.
c. degree of frailty and functional limitation observed.
d. inability to follow instructions and com-municate effectively.

sierrahalpin · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
Denial, anger, social withdrawal, and irritability are signs of potential caregiver stress. Restful-ness is not a sign.

Answer to Question 2

C
Research has shown that the individual with frailty and physical functional limitations is at greatest risk for falling.