A patient with a history of chronic alcohol abuse and impaired cognitive function has been successfully taught to interpret a community bus schedule. The nurse should now be confident that the patient would benefit from attending:
a. a community resource group in the day hospital.
b. a substance abuse group on an outpatient basis.
c. a life skills group at the outpatient clinic.
d. Alcoholics Anonymous at the YMCA.
A
Community resource groups are assigned on the basis of the patient's learning needs. Topics in the group may be provided on a rotating basis to assist patients to use community resources, including the public library, social services, and other agencies. Skills such as reading a newspaper or telephone book are also topics that may be shared. Patients in the group also often share their problem-solving skills about pertinent issues.
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