A nurse is conducting an assessment of a client's social network. Which of the following would the nurse assess? Select all that apply
A) "How big is your network of contacts?"
B) "Who gives you the best advice?"
C) "Who is responsible for providing support?"
D) "Do any of the members know one another?"
E) "What services do you think might be helpful?"
Ans: A, B, C, D
When assessing a client's social network, questions should address the following: the size and extent of the client's social network, both relatives and nonrelatives, professional and nonprofessional, and how long known; functions that the network serves (e.g., intimacy, social integration, nurturance, reassurance of worth, guidance and advice, access to new contacts); degree of reciprocity between the client and other network members (i.e., who provides support to the client and who the client supports); and the degree of interconnectedness (i.e., how many of the network members know one another and are in contact).
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