The Exhausted Caregiver to a Patient with Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

question 25

Multiple Choice

The exhausted caregiver to a patient with moderate Alzheimer's disease asks what respite care entails.The nurse replies that respite care is:

• A)placing the patient in a long-term care facility for a short period of time for the caregiver to rest.
• B)bringing in home health aides to do housework to lighten duties of the caregiver.
• C)accompanying patient to a long-term care facility and staying there while the facility staff do physical care.
• D)attending a support group to ventilate feelings and communicate with other caregivers.

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Definitions:

Arbitrary Value

A value or figures assigned based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Upper Limit

The maximum level or point that is considered acceptable or achievable.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected by the senses at least 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus must be changed in order to produce a noticeable variation in sensory experience.