The community nurse is caring for a patient who is hemiplegic following a sledding accident when he was an adolescent. This patient is now 65 years old and has just been diagnosed with congestive heart failure
The patient states, "I am so afraid about what is going to happen to me." What would be the best nursing intervention for this patient?
A) Encouraging him to make suitable plans for his care
B) Taking him to visit long-term care facilities
C) Giving him pamphlets about community resources
D) Having him visit with other patients who have congestive heart failure
Ans: A
Feedback: The nurse should recognize the concerns of people with disabilities about their future and encourage them to make suitable plans, which may relieve some of their fears and concerns about what will happen to them as they age. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they are not the best nursing intervention for this patient. Taking him to visit long-term care facilities may only make him more afraid, especially if he is not ready and/or willing to look at long-term care facilities. Giving him pamphlets about community resources or having him visit with other patients who have congestive heart failure may not do anything to relieve the fears of this patient.
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