A family asks why their father is attending activity groups at the long-term care facility. The son states, My father worked hard all of his life. He just needs some rest at this point. Which is the appropriate nursing reply?
A. I'm glad we discussed this. We'll excuse him from the activity groups.
B. The groups benefit your father by providing social interaction, sensory stimulation, and reality orientation.
C. The groups are optional. Only clients at high functioning levels would benefit.
D. If your father doesn't go to these activity groups, he will be at high risk for developing dementia.
Question 2
A Red Cross nurse is working with tornado victims. The nurse is interviewing a woman whose house was totally destroyed during the night by the tornado; the woman's pet poodle died as a result of the tornado.
Which of following would the nurse most likely expect to hear from the woman?
A) I don't know. I can't feel anything right now. Nothing seems real.
B) Devastated. . . . I just feel totally devastated. I don't know how I can go on living.
C) I just want my insurance man to get here so I can file a claim. Everything I had is gone.
D) I always thought my dog would die peacefully in my arms. Now I'll never be able to hold her again.
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