The client's caregiver has had difficulty making a positive statement about self since beginning full-time care of the client. The caregiver is probably experiencing which of the following?
1. Compromised family coping
2. Social isolation
3. Parental role conflict
4. Caregiver role strain
Question 2
Your client's family caregiver is experiencing Caregiver role strain. Which of the following are defining characteristics of this diagnosis?
1. feelings of dread, fright, and apprehension
2. apprehension about the client's future health, the caregiver's ability to provide care, and possible need to institutionalize the client
3. verbalization of uncertainty about choices and delayed decision-making
4. behaviors of avoidance; narrowing of focus on danger; and deficits in attention, performance, and control
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
Adolescence: 12 years or puberty to the beginning of adulthood.
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