You are conducting an assessment of a patient in her home setting. Your patient is a 91-year-old female who lives alone and has no family members living close by. What would you need to be aware of to aid in providing care to this patient?
A) Where the closest relative lives
B) How to obtain Meals-on-Wheels for this patient
C) What the patient's financial status is
D) How many children this patient has
Ans: B
Feedback: The patient may not have family members available to assist her and may live alone in substandard housing or in a shelter for the homeless. Therefore, the nurse must be aware of resources available in the community and methods of obtaining those resources for the patient. Options A, C, and D would be nice to know, but are not pre-requisite to aid in providing care to this patient.
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