ECON 1540 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Aids, Medieval Commune
21 May 2014
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Mrs. soo lee, 80 years old, widowed, lives with her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren. Her daughter and son-in-law work full-time outside of the home. Lee has been recently diagnosed with early stage alzheimer"s disease. Mandarin more and more in all her communications in the last 3 months. A non-mandarin speaking nurse has been assigned to assess how mrs. soo lee and her family are coping with this situation. 1 ask mrs. soo lee and her daughter to describe changes mrs. soo lee may have recently experienced. Rationale: basic therapeutic communication requires the establishment of a respectful relationship with the client in order to obtain assessment data: ask mrs. soo lee"s daughter to translate the nurse"s questions and mrs. lee"s answers. Rationale: approaching the daughter first assumes the mother is incapable of communicating and establishing a relationship: interview mrs. soo lee"s family members to explore their perceptions of the situation over the past few months.
