A nurse prepares the plan of care for a 15-year-old adolescent with moderate intellectual developmental disorder. What are the highest outcomes that are realistic for this patient? Within 5 years, the patient will: select all that apply
a. Live unaided in an apartment.
b. Complete high school or earn a general equivalency diploma (GED).
c. Independently perform his or her own personal hygiene.
d. Obtain employment in a local sheltered workshop.
e. Correctly use public buses to travel in the community.
ANS: C, D, E
Individuals with moderate intellectual developmental disorder progress academically to about a second grade level. These people can learn to travel in familiar areas and perform unskilled or semiskilled work. With supervision, they can function in the community, but independent living is not likely.
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