An older client 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 can be effective for older adults."
4. "Resuscitation for cardiac or respiratory arrest can be effective for older adults."
Explanation: 1. The patient with advanced Alzheimer's disease has a reduced chance of successful resuscitation.
2. After successful resuscitation, the patient with dementia will often demonstrate a reduced level of functioning.
3. Certainly resuscitation is more successful if initiated quickly, but the patient in question will likely not survive such interventions.
4. Statistically, resuscitation for cardiac or respiratory arrest in the older adult is low (approximately 40 percent), but it is still possible.
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