Question
Which statement about referrals is accurate?
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A
Referrals complement the healthcare teams’ abilities to provide optimal care to the client.
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B
Referrals simply allow the client to be discharged into the community with the additional care they need.
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C
Nurses facilitate referrals to only the resources within the facility.
Correct Response: A
Referrals complement the healthcare teams’ abilities to provide optimal care to the client.
When clients have assessed needs that cannot be fulfilled and met by the registered nurse in collaboration with other members of the nursing care team, the registered nurse should then seek out resources, as well as utilize and employ different internal or external resources such as a physical therapist, a clergy member or a home health care agency in the community and external to the nurse’s healthcare agency.
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