POST CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP
An elderly client is being discharged from the hospital to home following a long
hospitalization. What are some community resources that the nurse should initiate referrals
for this client?
● Some community resources the nurse should set up for the patient and give referrals
for are the following: transportation, social worker, pharmacy, home health service,
and a home health aide if the patient is having difficulty with ADL.
What behaviors would indicate to the charge nurse that one of the nurses could be
experiencing countertransference? (Found in the Mental Health Review Module)
● The nurse should understand the countertransference is defined as when a
healthcare team member displaces there character of the people in the their past
onto the client. Some of the behaviors that would indicate that the nurse is
experiencing countertransference is the following: nurse overly identifies with the
client, nurse competes with the client and the nurse argues with the client.
A client's wife calls the charge nurse to the room and states she is very angry with the
nursing staff because her husband is "not receiving adequate nursing care". What problem
solving strategies should the charge nurse use in this situation?
● In order for the nurse to give the client and wife problem solving strategies the
following should take place with the nurse. The nurse should analyze identified
solutions, the potential pro and cons of each possible solution should be discussed
and the importance of attempting to narrow down the number of variable solutions.
The nurse should select a solution based on ther analysis, and select a solution for
implementation.
What teaching strategies should a nurse include in the discharge plan for a client with
Multiple Sclerosis? (Review the Adult Med Surg Review Module)
● The nurse should include in discharge planning for a client with MS a plan for
disease progression, provide community resources, and also respite services for the
client and family.
List three (3) expected laboratory results the correlate with the diagnosis of Peptic Ulcer
Disease.
An elderly client is being discharged from the hospital to home following a long
hospitalization. What are some community resources that the nurse should initiate referrals
for this client?
● Some community resources the nurse should set up for the patient and give referrals
for are the following: transportation, social worker, pharmacy, home health service,
and a home health aide if the patient is having difficulty with ADL.
What behaviors would indicate to the charge nurse that one of the nurses could be
experiencing countertransference? (Found in the Mental Health Review Module)
● The nurse should understand the countertransference is defined as when a
healthcare team member displaces there character of the people in the their past
onto the client. Some of the behaviors that would indicate that the nurse is
experiencing countertransference is the following: nurse overly identifies with the
client, nurse competes with the client and the nurse argues with the client.
A client's wife calls the charge nurse to the room and states she is very angry with the
nursing staff because her husband is "not receiving adequate nursing care". What problem
solving strategies should the charge nurse use in this situation?
● In order for the nurse to give the client and wife problem solving strategies the
following should take place with the nurse. The nurse should analyze identified
solutions, the potential pro and cons of each possible solution should be discussed
and the importance of attempting to narrow down the number of variable solutions.
The nurse should select a solution based on ther analysis, and select a solution for
implementation.
What teaching strategies should a nurse include in the discharge plan for a client with
Multiple Sclerosis? (Review the Adult Med Surg Review Module)
● The nurse should include in discharge planning for a client with MS a plan for
disease progression, provide community resources, and also respite services for the
client and family.
List three (3) expected laboratory results the correlate with the diagnosis of Peptic Ulcer
Disease.
