The family of a client with a pacemaker asks the nurse what information would help them better care for the client at home. Family members appear to be anxious and fearful. What should the nurse plan?
1. Have Home Health check the client daily.
2. Delay the client's discharge.
3. Suggest that the client live in a skilled nursing facility.
4. Teach the family CPR.
Answer: 4
1. Home health is not necessary for this client. The nurse can teach the family and client what information they need to monitor care at home.
2. The client's discharge does not need to be delayed.
3. If the client is functional, the nurse can teach the family and allay fears so that the client can live at home.
4. To help decrease anxiety in the client and family, the nurse should teach how to take a pulse, signs and symptoms of pacemaker failure, emergency procedures, and CPR.
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