You are conducting an assessment of a patient in her home setting. Your patient is a 91-year-old woman who lives alone and has no family members living close by. What would you need to be aware of to aid in providing care to this patient?
A) Where the closest relative lives
B) What resources are available to the patient
C) What the patient's financial status is
D) How many children this patient has
Ans: B
Feedback:
The nurse must be aware of resources available in the community and methods of obtaining those resources for the patient. The other data would be nice to know, but are not prerequisites to providing care to this patient.
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