The nurse instructs the older client to access the Internet to complete a post-hospitalization survey and update health information. The client tells the nurse that he does not have a computer and would not know how to use one
What should the nurse do?
1. Suggest the client learn how to use a computer through classes held at a local library.
2. Provide class times for the client to attend basic computer use through the community learning center.
3. Document that the client is resistant to instruction.
4. Notify the physician that the client will not be adhering to medical instruction as planned.
5. Identify the client as being noncompliant with instruction.
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: The older client might not own a computer or have Internet access. The nurse could suggest that the client learn how to use a computer through classes held at a local library.
Rationale 2: The nurse should provide class times for the older client to attend to learn basic computer use though the community learning center.
Rationale 3: The client who does not have a computer or does not know how to use one is not resistant to instruction.
Rationale 4: The physician does not need to be notified. The client is not refusing to adhere to medical instruction as planned.
Rationale 5: The client who does not have a computer or does not know how to use one is not being noncompliant with instruction.
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