2.Imagine that your elderly mother is being dis-
charged from the hospital with a stroke that
left her partially paralyzed, and she is no
longer able to live alone. Community living
options include a life care community, a live-
in companion, living with you, or living in a
nursing home. Think about the information
and support you would need to make this
decision. How might this knowledge influence
your nursing practice?REFLECTIVE PRACTICE USING CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
Use the following expanded scenario from
Chapter 9 in your textbook to answer the
questions below.
Scenario:Jeff Hart is a 9-year-old with profound
mental retardation. He is being transferred from
the state home for children to the hospital for
respiratory complications associated with pneu-
monia. His grandmother is present but refuses
to sign the consent forms necessary to admit
the boy.
1.How might the admitting nurse respond to the
grandmother’s refusal to sign consent forms?2.What would be a successful outcome for this
patient?3.What intellectual, technical, interpersonal,
and/or ethical/legal competencies are most
likely to bring about the desired outcome?4.What resources might be helpful for the nurse
working with this family?48 UNIT II COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR PATIENT CARE
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