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cool · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

While preparing for the patient's discharge, the nurse uses a discharge planning checklist and notes that the patient is concerned about going home because she lives alone. The nurse realizes that successful recovery at home is often based on:

a. The patient's perception of readiness
b. Family involvement
c. The ability to live alone
d. Allowing the patient to make her own arrangements

Question 2

Factors that contribute to pressure ulcer formation include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

a. Friction
b. Shear
c. Turning every 2 hours
d. Malnutrition
e. Impaired mobility

chinwesucks · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
A patient's perception of readiness for discharge is related to postdischarge coping and improved outcomes. High-quality discharge teaching improves the patient's readiness for discharge. A positive perception of readiness helps the patient to successfully manage care and continue recovery at home without placing a burden on the family. A patient's perception of lack of readiness for discharge places an increased burden on the family, rather than the medical system, for support.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Factors that contribute to pressure ulcer formation are both extrinsic (e.g., moisture, friction, shear) and intrinsic (e.g., malnutrition, loss of sensation, impaired mobility, aging skin, impaired mental status, infection, incontinence, low arteriolar pressure).