Although J.F. is recovering nicely, she is becoming increasingly withdrawn. You enter herroom and find her crying. She tells you that she is all alone here, that she misses her familyterribly
You know that her son is flying into town tomorrow but will only be able to stay a
few days. What can be done so that J.F. benefits from her family support system?
• Call J.F.'s son and have him bring pictures of the grandchildren for J.F.
• Obtain a laptop computer with Internet access and Skype, FaceTime, or other similar programs for
real-time conversations, in addition to other social media programs. Or have the grandchildren
tape-record messages and send them to J.F.
• Arrange for uninterrupted time for phone calls.
• Ask children to draw pictures for Grandma's room and tape the pictures to the crossbar over J.F.'s
bed (don't just hang them on the wall).
• Request a social worker consultation, recreational therapy, and visits by volunteers and offer to
arrange a pastoral care visit.
• Contact the local certified pet therapy program, if available.
• Contact the case manager to begin discharge and rehabilitation teaching and planning.
• Get her more involved in her rehabilitation plans.
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