A nurse, client, family, and other care providers meet to discuss what will be the best approach to use to continue care
Which of the following best describes why the nurse suggests changing the goal from obtaining appropriate long-term care placement to ensuring that the client's convalescence is beneficial and safe?
a. To consider all possible consequences of long-term care placement
b. To encourage the group to review the client outcomes in the different settings
c. To expand the goal so that different solutions can be generated and considered
d. To help the group focus on the critical aspects the client's family considered most important
ANS: C
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1. An 82-year-old patient continues to live at home and care for her own lawn. 2. A 70-year-old patient who can no longer travel independently joins a group that goes on sightseeing bus trips together. 3. A 65-year-old patient moves to a senior retirement community. 4. A 72-year-old patient does not socialize anymore, preferring to stay at home and watch television. 5. A 74-year-old patient refuses to retire from work.
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