Which nursing assessment findings would support a nursing diagnosis of caregiver role strain?
1. An older client has multiple wounds on both arms in various stages of healing.
2. An older client is hard of hearing and has difficulty completing ADL's; he lives with his son.
3. An older client states, "I really am becoming a burden on my family; they don't love me anymore."
4. An older client is accompanied to a physician's office visit with an adult daughter who he lives with. She refuses to take him to bingo every week.
2. An older client is hard of hearing and has difficulty completing ADL's; he lives with his son.
Explanation: 1. This supports a diagnosis of risk for ineffective protection.
2. Caregiver role strain is the priority since the son needs to help the older patient who is hard of hearing and has difficulty completing activities of daily living. The son may become stressed with having to help the older patient as well as himself with care needs.
3. This supports a diagnosis of situational low self-esteem.
4. This supports a diagnosis of social isolation.
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