A nurse is utilizing the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) framework during an interdepartmental handoff report for a 65-year-old client transferring to acute rehabilitation following a radical neck dissection. The client has a tracheostomy, receives continuous enteral feedings, and exhibits spinal accessory nerve damage causing profound ipsilateral shoulder weakness. During the 'Assessment' phase, the nurse highlights the client's severe frustration over the inability to manipulate the feeding pump controls or perform independent oral care. Additionally, the spouse tearfully states, 'I cannot manage all this medical equipment at home.' Which collaborative action should the nurse prioritize in the 'Recommendation' phase of the SBAR?
- Initiate an Occupational Therapy (OT) consult to provide adaptive strategies for upper extremity deficits impacting activities of daily living, and involve a Medical Social Worker (MSW) to evaluate caregiver resources.Cevap
- BPrioritize a Physical Therapy (PT) evaluation to restore shoulder strength for independent ambulation, deferring the fine motor concerns until gross mobility is stable.
- CRecommend delegating the primary demonstration of enteral pump troubleshooting and stoma care to the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) immediately upon admission.
- DProvide reassurance to the spouse that they will easily adapt to the home routine, and request a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to adjust the caloric density of the enteral feedings.