Which nursing intervention is a holistic approach to an older adult?
a. Performs glucose testing during the weekly worship service.
b. Wheels ambulatory adults to exercise when running late.
c. Assigns female nurses to older women who are Islamic.
d. Allows older adults in a nursing home to eat meals alone.
C
The nurse uses a holistic approach to the care of an older female adult who is Islamic because the woman and her family are more likely to be willing participants in a therapeutic regimen that re-spects a tenet of their culture.
Interrupting an older adult's worship with glucose testing can be interpreted as a lack of respect for spiritual needs. The nurse can provide for and respect the physical and spiritual as-pects of the older adult's life by testing for glucose before the service begins. In transporting ambulatory adults to the exercise program in a wheelchair to save time, the nurse disregards the need for self-esteem and exercise, both important aspects of physical well-being. Ambulatory adults can walk with assistance, if needed, to exercise programs and can benefit from the addi-tional activity and independence. The nurse can be tempted to allow an older adult to eat meals alone in his or her room if this will motivate the person to eat or if the older adult has dysphasia and is embarrassed. However, while focusing on physical needs, the nurse ignores psychosocial and other aspects of health and well-being.
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