The nurse is intervening for a family member with role strain. Which direct care nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A) Assisting with activities of daily living
B) Counseling about respite care options
C) Teaching range-of-motion exercises
D) Consulting with a social worker

Family caregivers need assistance in adjusting to the physical and emotional demands of caregiving. Sometimes they need respite (i.e., a break from providing care). Counseling is an example of a direct care nursing intervention. The other options do not address the identified problem of role strain (activities of daily living and range-of-motion exercises). Consulting is an indirect care nursing intervention.