An older patient has fallen and broken his hip.As a consequence,the patient's family is concerned about his ability to care for himself,especially during his convalescence.What should the nurse do?

A) Stress that older patients usually ask for help when needed.
B) Inform the family that placement in a nursing centre is a permanent solution.
C) Tell the family to enroll the patient in a ceramics class to maintain his quality of life.
D) Provide information and answer questions as family members make choices among care options.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Nurses assist older persons and their families by providing information and answering questions as they make choices among care options.Some older persons deny functional declines and refuse to ask for assistance with tasks that place their safety at great risk.The decision to enter a nursing centre is never final,and sometimes a resident of a nursing centre is discharged to home or to another residence for less acute care.What defines quality of life varies from person to person.Nurses must listen to what the older individual considers to be most important rather than making assumptions about the person's priorities.

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