For which of the following patients who had a hip fracture would the acute care nurse request a home health aide on discharge?
1. The patient is married and has a laundry room on the first floor.
2. The patient is single and has a bedroom in a rooming house.
3. The patient lives in a college dormitory but is going home to stay with her parents.
4. The patient is going to stay with her daughter and son-in-law at their one-story home.
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The patient will need help with laundry and other ADLs (activities of daily living) needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 927
OBJ: 6 TOP: Nursing Assessment of a Patient with a Fracture
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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