A community health nurse is working with a family in which an elderly woman was neglected by her son and his wife. The elderly woman insists on remaining with the young couple despite the threat of future neglect
Which intervention should be given highest priority?
1. Identify community resources to decrease the caregivers' stress.
2. Establish family obligations, client rights, and consequences of abuse and moni-tor.
3. Educate the caregivers on the aging process and how to cope with it.
4. Provide stress management techniques for the caregivers.
ANS: 2
Securing the client's safety is the priority for care. This option sets forth expectations for the family and establishes the fact that the client's state will be monitored. The other options are ap-propriate interventions, but they are not the highest priority.
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