Which of the following interventions would be beneficial for a client who is demonstrating stress associated with an illness and having to care for a family at home?

Question

1. Ask the client if there is anyone who would be able to help with the family needs at home while she is recuperating
2. Suggest the client be transferred to a long-term care facility to ensure a full recovery
3. Find out if the children can be sent to a grandparent's home until the client fully recovers
4. Ask the client if there is anything that she needs once she returns to home

Answer 1

1. Asking the client if there is anyone that would be able to help with the family needs at home while she is recuperating

Rationale:
The best way that the nurse can help the client who is stressed with a new illness and family responsibilities is to ask if there is anyone who can help the client at home. Transferring the client to a long-term care facility will not help the client with the stress of caring for a family at home. Sending the children to a grandparent's home might not work if the children are in school and the grandparent lives far away. Asking the client if there is anything that she needs once she returns home is not enough. The nurse needs to do something else.