A nurse is working with a family that is conflicted about care arrangements for an older parent who continues to live at home in less than safe conditions. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Identify and enlist the help of the prime mover
b. Tell the family you are calling social ser-vices
c. Give the family a deadline for making de-cisions
d. Offer to give the family tours of different facilities
A
Families often have a "prime mover," the person who gets things done. The nurse can enlist this person to move on the decisions needing to be made. Threatening to call social services or giving deadlines will most likely result in entrenchment by the family. Offering to give tours will not help this family make decisions.
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