A nurse addresses the social supports available for an older adult client. Which of the following should the nurse include in the plan?
A) Ask the client direct questions about the barriers to the use of social supports.
B) Decide which of the programs is the highest quality.
C) Determine if family or friends could do the work.
D) Provide the client information about services that are available.
Ans: A
Assessing barriers to support services is particularly challenging because direct questions about these issues often are inappropriate and usually are very threatening. Social supports are often erroneously seen as expensive, impersonal, and hard to arrange. Funding is available for such programs, though less than 20% of eligible adults use them. The quality of care is not necessarily lower than that provided by friends or family and an older adult is not disqualified by virtue of having friends or family available.
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