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Clinical Nurse Specialist CNS Adult Practice Test

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A nurse is assessing the living arrangement of a client with Alzheimer’s disease. The client is currently living with his daughter’s family. Which of the following indicates a good adjustment to the living arrangement?
  1. “Dealing with his condition is difficult. We have to hire home health aides to help with the work.”
  2. “He seems to have more lucid moments now; we’re working on establishing a daily routine.”
  3. “Sometimes I just want to give up on this job, but we’re all that he has.”
  4. “I think we bit off more than we can chew; the last few weeks have been really hard.”
Explanation
Answer: B - Hoping that the client can live on his own soon and stating that he has more lucid moments now demonstrates an understanding of the client’s condition. This shows that the daughter is doing a good job adjusting to the living arrangements. Options A, C, and D are statements that demonstrate poor adjustment and caregiver role strain.
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