A Client Is Being Discharged After a 23-Hour Stay for a Surgical

question 29

Multiple Choice

A client is being discharged after a 23-hour stay for a surgical procedure.When preparing the instructions for this client,what does the nurse need to do?
(Select all that apply)

• A)Ensure the client's safe transition to home.
• B)Include information about what the client has been taught.
• C)Include what the client still needs to learn when discharged.
• D)Check the client's insurance for hospitalization coverage.
• E)Call the client's prescriptions in to the client's local pharmacy.

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