A Nurse Is Using the Function-Focused Care Approach to Care

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is using the function-focused care approach to care for a hospitalized older adult. The nurse is assisting the patient to transfer from the bed to a chair. Which of the following statements by the nurse is most congruent with this approach to care?

• A) "Place your hands across your chest and let us move you to the edge of the bed."
• B) "Place both of your hands on the overbed trapeze and pull yourself up to a sitting position."
• C) "How do you get yourself out of bed when you are at home? Why can't you do the same thing here?"
• D) "It is taking you a long time to get yourself into a sitting position. Let me help you sit up."