Question

A client is caring for the client's mother-in-law, who is an older adult who requires assistance with peforming activities of daily living. Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to make a nursing diagnosis of Caregiver Role Strain?

Answer 1

"I just don't have time to take a shower."

Step-by-step explanation:

Caregiver role stress is a nursing diagnosis defined as the state in which the individual is experiencing physical, emotional, social and / or financial burden in the process of providing care to another person. One way for a nurse to recognize that someone is suffering from this type of stress is when the individual makes complaints that reflect how much caring for another person is reflecting on their life. An example of this is when the caregiver speaks phrases like "I just don't have time to take a shower."