The nurse may use bridging strategies to assist the client to readjust to community living after discharge from the inpatient setting. Bridging strategies include: Select all that apply
A) Starting the client's outpatient services the day after discharge.
B) Linking the family and friends to support services.
C) Conducting sessions that make the family a part of the treatment team.
D) Improving discharge planning between inpatient and outpatient staff.
B, C, D
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1. Offer education and support. 2. Determine where cross-dressing will take place. 3. Determine when cross-dressing will take place. 4. Disclose the cross-dressing secret to the partner.
A 77-year-old recently admitted to a long-term care facility refuses to join in activities or go to the dining room for meals. How should the nurse interpret this behavior?
a. Stubbornness b. Depression c. Fear d. Exhaustion
There are an increasing number of health care consumers who initially seek health related information on the Internet. The term used to describe this individual is _____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Explain why it may be appropriate for Mr Suggerarman to be admitted as a day patient. Provide rationales for your answers
You are precepting a third-year undergraduate student nurse and together you admit a 75-year-old man, Mr Suggerarman, to your ambulatory care unit for a pelvic angiogram. The student nurse expresses surprise that a patient of this age is deemed suitable for a day-only procedure. What will be an ideal response?