Author Question: Your client's caregiver has ongoing, constant fatigue, feelings of helplessness and depression, and ... (Read 39 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Your client's caregiver has ongoing, constant fatigue, feelings of helplessness and depression, and social isolation. He is at risk for:

1. Caregiver role conflict.
2. Caregiver burnout.
3. Caregiver role strain.
4. Ineffective coping.

Question 2

Your client is a bed-bound 92-year-old with end-stage dementia. Her 65-year-old daughter provides all of her care, along with caring for her disabled husband.

You note that she has had more colds lately, and she states that she is exhausted. However, when you try to assess her state of mind, she consistently changes the subject, avoiding any more discussion about herself. You learn from her husband that she is regularly drinking larger quantities of alcohol to relax. Your nursing diagnosis is:
1. Compromised family coping.
2. Caregiver role strain.
3. Ineffective coping.
4. Disabled family coping.