A patient with a chronic illness is receiving care at home by a caregiver.What should the nurse discuss with the patient and caregiver about respite care? (Select all that apply.)

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The caregiver needs personal time to be alone and de-stress or perform activities such as shopping to cope as a caregiver.Caregivers who are too stressed by the caregiver role may become neglectful which can be a form of patient abuse,although they do not intentionally mean to abuse the patient.Rather,they have become overwhelmed with their caregiver role.B.Respite care is not used to evaluate the health of the patient.

A Patient with a Chronic Illness Is Receiving Care at Home