The nurse is assessing several patients. For which patient does assessment reveal a psychosocial history that may affect the patient's outcome? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Older adult who recently suffered a stroke, has an unsteady gait, and lives in a two-story home
2. Middle-aged patient with Down syndrome living in a group home
3. Recently divorced mother of three children with breast cancer
4. Sixteen-year-old requesting birth control without parental consent
5. Seven-year-old with asthma in a foster care home
1,2,3
Rationale 1: This patient may not be able to return to a home that requires climbing stairs.
Rationale 2: A patient with Down syndrome needs additional care to ensure that treatment outcome is successful.
Rationale 3: This patient may be the family's sole provider and may have financial concerns.
Rationale 4: Many teens seek contraception without their parents' consent. This should not have a negative impact on outcome.
Rationale 5: Residing in foster care should not have a negative impact on outcome.
Global Rationale: A patient who had a stroke may not be able to return to a home that requires climbing stairs. A patient with Down syndrome needs additional care to ensure that treatment outcome is successful. The patient with breast cancer may be the family's sole provider and may have financial concerns. Many teens seek contraception without their parents' consent. This should not have a negative impact on outcome. Residing in foster care should not have a negative impact on outcome.
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