A home health care nurse is working with the family of a patient who has Alzheimer's disease
The patient's spouse is too exhausted to continue providing care on her own. The adult children live too far away to provide relief on a weekly basis. Which nursing intervention would be most helpful?
A) Calling a family meeting to tell the absent children that they must participate in helping the patient
B) Suggesting that the spouse seek psychological counseling to help her cope with exhaustion
C) Investigating community resources for adult day care and other services
D) Insisting that the patient be placed in a long-term-care facility for the good of his spouse and children
Ans: C
Feedback: Many community services exist for patients with Alzheimer's disease and their families. Making use of these resources may make it possible for the patient to stay at home and to alleviate the spouse's exhaustion. A family meeting to tell children to participate more would probably be ineffective and may evoke anger or guilt. Counseling may be helpful, but it wouldn't help the caregiver's physical exhaustion nor would it address the patient's immediate needs. A long-term-care facility is used as a last resort.
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