A nurse in the long-term care facility plans care to improve quality of life. Which of the following actions is most likely to enhance the older adult's connectedness?
A) Teaching a client who has had a below-the-knee amputation how to care for his stump
B) Organizing a client's intravenous antibiotic therapy on an outpatient basis
C) Performing a focused respiratory assessment on a client who has a diagnosis of lung cancer
D) Advocating for a husband and wife to remain in the same room of a long-term care facility, as is their preference
Ans: D
Advocating for a husband and wife to remain in the same room of a long-term care facility, as is their preference fosters connectedness, a component of the older adult's quality of life. Teaching wound care, organizing treatment, and adequately assessing a client are aspects of good care, but none is a direct contributor to connectedness.
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