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Redwolflake15

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on: Jul 23, 2018
A home health care nurse is working with the family of a patient who has Alzheimer disease and requires 24-hour care. What assessment by the nurse indicates the family is meeting an important goal for caregiver role strain?
 
  a. Family eats dinner together every night.
  b. Family uses respite care one night a week.
  c. Family investigates research trials for patient.
  d. Family verbalizes exhaustion from caregiving.

Question 2

A nurse is wondering if home health care nursing is a good fit. What characteristic or ability does the experienced home health care nurse suggest is most important?
 
  a. Creativity
  b. Organization
  c. Assessment skills
  d. Time management


vkodali

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Role strain can occur when the caregiver(s) is unable to meet obligations or unable to take care of personal needs. Using a respite caregiver once a week gives the family a little time off to accomplish needed tasks. The other observations are not tied to this diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
All choices are important characteristics or abilities of home health care nurses. However, the nurse working out in the community may not have the resources (personnel or materiel) available in an acute care facility and often must improvise.


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