Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 22

An 88-year-old male patient with dementia and a fractured hip is admitted to the clinical unit accompanied by his daughter who is his caregiver.She looks tired and disheveled.She states that she moved in with her father about 6 months ago when he started wandering away from his house.She is concerned about what will happen to her father after this hospitalization.Her brother calls on the phone to tell her what to do but does not help out.What stressors is she experiencing (select all that apply)?
A) Change in role within the family
B) Lack of respite from caregiving responsibilities
C) Conflict in the family related to decisions about caregiving
D) Financial depletion of resources as a result of her inability to work
E) Social isolation and loss of friends from an inability to have time for herself