Author Question: The nurse is caring for a hospitalized young-adult male who works as a dishwasher at a local ... (Read 35 times)

viki · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized young-adult male who works as a dishwasher at a local restaurant. He states that he would like to get a better job but has no education. How can the nurse best assist this patient psychosocially?

a. By providing information and referrals
b. By focusing on the patient's medical diagnoses
c. By telling the patient that he ne eds to go back to school
d. By expecting the patient to be flexible in decision making

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a young adult. Which goal is priority?

a. Maintain peer relationships.
b. Maintain family relationships.
c. Maintain parenteral relationships.
d. Maintain recreational relationships.

chloejackso · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Support from the nurse, access to information, and appropriate referrals provide opportunities for achievement of a patient's potential. Health is not merely the absence of disease (focusing on medical diagnoses) but involves wellness in all human dimensions. Telling a patient what to do (go back to school) is inappropriate. Each person (not the nurse) needs to make these decisions based on individual factors. Insecure persons tend to be more rigid in making decisions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Family is important during young adulthood. Challenges may include the demands of working and raising families. Peer is more important in the adolescent years. Young adults are much freer from parental control. While recreation is important, the family and work are the priorities in young adults.