An older patient with advanced Alzheimer's disease is being treated for pneumonia. The daughter is not sure if resuscitation efforts should be a part of the plan of care. What information should the nurse provide to the daughter?
1. "Resuscitation is often effective for older adults."
2. "After resuscitation the patient will return to the same level of functioning."
3. "As long as the resuscitation efforts are initiated quickly, the patient will survive."
4. "Resuscitation for cardiac or respiratory arrest will have little probability of success."
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Rationale: The patient with advanced Alzheimer's disease has a reduced chance of successful resuscitation.
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1. "This means you are not pregnant." 2. "You might be pregnant, but it might be too early for your home test to be accurate." 3. "We don't trust home tests. Come to the clinic for a blood test." 4. "Most people don't use the tests correctly. Did you read the instructions?"
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Advocacy involves all of the following EXCEPT:
1. understanding your client's values. 2. persuading your client to undergo a curative treatment. 3. ensuring that prescribing providers are aware of the client's values. 4. discussing all treatment options with the client in a nonbiased, informative manner.