Family-focused care can assist a nurse to help a family achieve which of the following desired outcomes?
1. Decreased hospitalizations of the chronically ill member
2. Support of family resilience
3. Ambiguous loss
4. Realization of "courtesy stigma"
1, 2
Rationale:
Decreased hospitalizations may occur as the result of family vigilance in detecting symptoms early. Family-focused nurses will commend the family for its resilience. Ambiguous loss would not be desired, since there is often no closure as the person gets stuck or is unable to move on. Courtesy stigma, or avoidance of ridicule that extends to others associated with a person viewed differently, would not be desired.
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