The family of an 80-year-old patient shares with the nurse that they are concerned that the patient is too frail to be living alone. The nurse's initial intervention is to
a. help the patient express the importance of living independently to the family mem-bers.
b. assess the patient's functional abilities re-lated to being able to safely live indepen-dently.
c. have the family provide specific examples of behaviors that cause them concern.
d. identify ways the family can help assure the patient's safety while living indepen-dently.
B
The first nursing intervention is to determine through a health assessment and history the pa-tient's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) safely while living independently. All actions are appropriate, but assessment is the first step of the nursing process.
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