The nurse is assessing life trajectory of an older client admitted to the unit. Which of the following would be the best question by the nurse to obtain information about life trajectory?
1. "Tell me about your spouse and children?"
2. "How do you feel about your treatment plan?"
3. "Would you like me to contact a chaplain for you?"
4. "Do you have an advanced directive or living will?"
1. "Tell me about your spouse and children?"
Explanation: 1. Nodal key events in a person's life are considered life trajectories. Events in a person's life, school, military service, marriage, divorces, children, moves, major illnesses, surgeries, and deaths of significant others are life trajectories.
2. Asking the client about how they feel about their treatment plan is not directly associated with a life trajectory.
3. Inquiring about the need for a hospital chaplain is not directly associated with a life trajectory.
4. Inquiring about a living will or durable power of attorney is not directly associated with a life trajectory.
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