An 85-Year-Old Man Has Been Hospitalized After a Fall at Home

question 7

Multiple Choice

An 85-year-old man has been hospitalized after a fall at home, and his 86-year-old wife is at his bedside.She tells the nurse that she is his primary caregiver.The nurse should screen the wife using the:

• A)Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET)
• B)Duke Social Support and Stress Scale
• C)Cornell Scale for Depression
• D)Modified Caregiver Strain Index

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