Question

The student nurse is making a home visit with the community psychiatric nurse. The client, a young woman named Phi, is scheduled to receive home care, and this is the initial interview in the client’s home. Phi’s father Anh is present during the visit. Throughout the interview, Phi makes poor eye contact with the nurse and refers all questions to her father. (Learning Objectives: 5, 6, and 7)

a. What is the nurse’s role in assessing and working with this client in the home care setting?

b. When Anh, Phi’s father, requests that the nurse assist with banishing the evil spirits in Phi in order to restore emotional harmony, what would be the best response for the nurse to make?

Answer 1

a) Role of nurse in home care settings:

Travel to the patient home and manage care plans according to the instructions of the doctor.

Administer the medication and perform appropriate testings

Inspect the physical and mental health of the patient

Listen to the concern of family members and solve their questions

Monitor patient recovery and provide timely report to the physician

Plan improved diet and health care plan for the patient by collaborating with other health care professionals.

b) Beliefs in the higher power gives hope to the patient. The nurse’ response could support the patient spiritual needs. Assessment of the mind, the body and the soul necessitate the care of spiritual interventions. The treatment not only includes the caring of patient body but also mind by providing holistic care.