A rehabilitation nurse caring for a stroke victim is approached by the patient's family and asked why the patient has to do so much for herself when she is obviously struggling. What would be the nurse's best answer?
A) "We are trying to help your family member be as useful as possible."
B) "The focus on care in a rehabilitation facility is to teach the patient to resume as much self-care as possible."
C) "We aren't here to care for the patient the way the hospital staff did, we are here to help the patient get better so they can go home."
D) "Rehabilitation means helping the patient do what they did before their stroke."
Ans: B
Feedback: In both acute care and rehabilitation facilities, the focus is on teaching the patient to resume as much self-care as possible. The goal of rehabilitation is not to be useful, nor is it to return the patient to their pre-stroke level of functioning. Option C is incorrect because it does not fully answer the question.
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