A 45-year-old woman presents at the free clinic stating that she needs help. While talking with this patient, the nurse illicit information about the woman's situation, including the fact that her husband "drinks heavily."
Because of this, the patient feels that her family is being ruined. What nursing intervention would be the best for this patient?
A) Call husband's family and friends to obtain support for an intervention.
B) Allow the woman to express her feelings and assess for codependent behaviors.
C) Call the police and have the man arrested for alcohol abuse and have him hospitalized.
D) Remind the woman that her husband's alcohol problem is not her fault and that it is simply a defect in her husband's character.
Ans: B
Feedback: Assessment of the problem requires the women to first express her feelings and then assess her position in the relationship. Codependent people tend to manifest unhealthy patterns in relationships with others, and the family dynamics need to be assessed prior to diagnosis and the development of a care plan. Option A is incorrect; it would be premature to call the husband's family and friends to obtain support for an intervention. Option C is incorrect; the husband has done nothing illegal at this point. Option D, reminding the women that her husband's alcohol problem is not her fault, would be appropriate, but alcoholism is a disease, not a defect in her husband's character.
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