NS2: Family Caregiving Questions With Complete Solutions
Background correct answer: - Caregiving requires accepting
new skills, new roles, and readjusting
- Home hc agencies help but don't assume 1* Caregiver
Typical Caregiver correct answer: - Female, 46, some college,
20hrs/wk providing unpaid care to 50+
Caregiving Defintion correct answer: act of providing
assistance to those who are unable to care for themselves
Caring for Parents correct answer: Parent is still the Parent
Dementia Pts correct answer: - Progressive Deterioration of
cognitive function
- Needs increase, Communication impairments
Spousal Caregivers correct answer: Feel loss of companionship
Child Caregivers correct answer: Mourn Loss of parent well
before death
Interventions for Long Distance Caregiving correct answer: -
Local person for emergency
- Daily Monitoring
- Assisted Living if Necessary
- Legalities: advanced directives, living will, poa
