A patient on a medical-surgical floor is preparing for discharge. The nurse realizes through her teaching that the patient is not able to read the medication bottles. The nurse appropriately intervenes by:
A) Asking the social worker to investigate nursing home placement
B) Asking the social worker to investigate community support agencies
C) Informing that patient that surgery will correct the vision problem
D) Informing the patient that she will need to go to a rehabilitation facility for vision training
Ans: B
Feedback: Referrals to community agencies by a social worker may be necessary for low-vision patients living alone who are unable to self-administer their medications. Community agencies such as The Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging offer services to low-vision patients that include training in independent living skills and offering a variety of assistive devices for vision enhancement, orientation, and mobility. This eliminates the need for patients to enter a nursing facility. A rehabilitation facility is generally not needed by patients to learn to use the assistive devices or gain a greater degree of independence. Surgery is also generally not a necessary component to independent living for this group of patients.
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