During the psychosocial assessment the nurse determines that a client who is HIV positive believes
his family is "burned out" and has little energy left to provide care for him as his condition worsens.
He mentions that they maintain communication with him and express concern for him but find it
difficult to listen as he speaks of his anxieties and concerns regarding dying. The nurse should assess
family support as
a. rarely demonstrated.
b. sometimes demonstrated.
c. often demonstrated.
d. consistently demonstrated.
B
Maintaining communication and expressing concern suggest that the support is sometimes
demonstrated. Other needs such as providing physical care and bearing painful feelings are not met;
thus options C and D are not appropriate choices.
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A) OU. B) OS. C) OD. D) OX.
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What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is working on the orthopedic unit, and is caring for a client who complains of back pain. Which responses by the nurse would be appropriate when caring for this client?
1. "I'm sorry you're hurting. I want to make you feel better." 2. "People with back pain experience very different symptoms. Tell me more about your back." 3. "You had medication for your pain at 4 p.m., so I can't give you any more until 8 p.m., because the health care provider ordered it every 4 hours." 4. "Does anything other than your back hurt?" 5. "Why don't you try another position to make it feel better until it's time for more pain medication?"