The Nurse Recognizes Which Client as Having the Greatest Need

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse recognizes which client as having the greatest need for comprehensive formal discharge planning?

• A)A postpartum patient after the birth to her second child, who lives with her spouse and 18-month-old daughter
• B)A patient who is readmitted for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• C)A patient who is 12-years of age being discharged home with a parent after outpatient surgery
• D)An adult patient just diagnosed with renal failure who is scheduled to start peritoneal dialysis

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist outside of sight.

Dishabituation

The recovery of attention after habituation; signifies that person recognizes a new stimulus.

Accommodation

In Piaget’s theory, the process by which schemas are modified or new schemas created in light of experience.

Sensory Awareness

The recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based primarily on touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell.