Author Question: Many of the homeless clients who are supposed to receive care for HIV/AIDS miss their appointments ... (Read 22 times)

Pineappleeh · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Many of the homeless clients who are supposed to receive care for HIV/AIDS miss their appointments at a clinic because it is located in a high-rise building on a university campus.

Several of the clients state that the clinic is difficult to find and in an intimidating environment. This demonstrates that which of the following variables influencing outcome achievement is being inadequately addressed?

A) Psychosocial background of clients
B) Developmental stage of clients
C) Ethical and legal considerations
D) Resources

Question 2

An older adult client is receiving care on a rehabilitative medicine unit during her recovery from a stroke.

She complains that the physical therapist, occupational therapist, neurologist, primary care physician, and speech language pathologist don't seem to be on the same page and that everyone has their own plan for me. How can the nurse best respond to the client's frustration?

A) Facilitate communication between the different professionals and attempt to coordinate care.
B) Educate the client about the unique scope and focus of each member of the healthvcare team.
C) Modify the client's plan of care to better reflect the commonalities between the different disciplines.
D) Arrange for each professional to perform bedside assessments and interventions simultaneously rather than individually.

chem1s3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A

Requiring clients to attend a clinic that is difficult to access, and located in a daunting environment, shows a lack of consideration for clients' psychosocial backgrounds. Resources, development, and ethics are not central to this lapse in care.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A

Nurses play a pivotal role in the coordination of care and often need to facilitate communication between members of different disciplines. Educating the client about the role of each professional may be useful, but it does not achieve coordination of care. Similarly, amending the client's plan of care will not create unity and collaboration. It is unrealistic to expect each member of the care team to always visit simultaneously.