The nurse caring for a 40-year-old building contractor with rheumatoid arthritis realizes from what
he says that his wife and 13-year-old son have taken on many new roles since he became severely
debilitated.
They have become caregivers, helping him dress, lifting him into his truck so he can go
to building sites, and picking him up when he falls. His wife has taken over ordering building
supplies and assigning work teams in addition to running her own home cleaning business. When the
nurse asks the wife How are you holding up these days? her response is Sometimes I wonder how
long we are going to be able to provide the care he needs. He seems to be weaker every month. I feel
like I am going to collapse under the strain, but I know I have to keep going. It is hard on our son,
too, to see his dad so helpless.. The nursing diagnosis the nurse should consider completing is
a. ineffective denial.
b. defensive coping.
c. spiritual distress.
d. caregiver role strain.
Question 2
When the nurse wishes to pursue assessment of suicidal ideation in an elderly client, a question that
would provide valuable data is
a. What thoughts do you have about a person's right to take his or her life?
b. Do you have any risk factors that potentially contribute to suicide?
c. Do you think you are vulnerable to developing depressed mood?
d. If you felt suicidal, would you communicate your feelings to anyone?
Changes in boreal forest composition along a chronosequence in Quebec. Dates refer to the year of th
Species of reef-building corals may be able to adapt to warming waters by relying on algae
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Observed Mother–Child Arguments at Five Time Points Over an Eight-Year Period
What single payment one year from now would be economically equivalent to payments of $1,000 ...