Which of the Following Actions Should the Home Health Nurse

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions should the home health nurse take to get in touch with a client if the client apparently has no telephone?

• A) Determine whether the client has family members in the area who might be able to get in touch with the client to ask the client to call the agency
• B) Go to the client's address and discuss making a home visit with the client
• C) Send a formal letter asking the client to call the agency for an appointment
• D) Tell the referral source you cannot accept referrals without usable telephone numbers, so this client was not visited

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Definitions:

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