The nurse has implemented interventions aimed at facilitating family coping in the care of a patient with a traumatic brain injury. How can the nurse best facilitate family coping?
A) Help the family understand that the patient could have died.
B) Emphasize the importance of accepting the patient's new limitations.
C) Have the members of the family plan the patient's inpatient care.
D) Assist the family in setting appropriate short-term goals.
Ans: D
Feedback:
Helpful interventions to facilitate coping include providing family members with accurate and honest information and encouraging them to continue to set well-defined, short-term goals. Stating that a patient's condition could be worse downplays their concerns. Emphasizing the importance of acceptance may not necessarily help the family accept the patient's condition. Family members cannot normally plan a patient's hospital care, although they may contribute to the care in some ways.
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