A nurse is working with a client who has recently had an ostomy created after bowel resection surgery. The client is preparing to be discharged home and the nurses in the hospital unit have been performing and documenting relevant client education
Client teaching is specifically mandated for health care organization accreditation by which of the following? A) Center for Disease Control (CDC)
B) Joint Commission
C) National League of Nursing (NLN)
D) US Department of Health and Human Services
B
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Health teaching is a mandated nursing activity. State nurse practice acts require health teaching, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has made it a criterion for accreditation. The CDC, NLN, and HHS are unanimously supportive of health education but neither has specifically mandated the practice.
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