A nurse is caring for a 62-year-old woman with respiratory failure who has an advance directive that indicates her wishes related to resuscitation. The woman has two adult children and a husband who express differing views about the directive
The nurse decides to lead a family meeting. Which of the following would be the best purposes of this particular family meeting? 1. Provide information that convinces the family to follow the health-care team's directions.
2. Assist individual family members to share individual beliefs and understandings.
3. Increase efficiency of the nurse by decreasing the number of questions.
4. Create an environment where prior stresses and conflicts can be resolved.
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1 The focus of a family meeting is listening to the family, rather than convincing them to follow the health-care team directions. Sharing an exchange of information will be a way build consensus.
2 Sharing family beliefs and understandings is a purpose of a family meeting.
3 The nurse's efficiency may be an outcome of the family meeting, but it is not a purpose.
4 Resolving prior conflicts may not be the best use of a family meeting at this time when there are current concerns.
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