A nurse is caring for a client who is to be transferred to another unit in the same facility. Which of the following is a responsibility of the nurse during the transfer of the client?
A) Prepare a discharge plan for the client.
B) Refer the client to home health care.
C) Hand over the client's belongings to the family.
D) Provide a written review of the client's status.
D
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The nurse should provide a written review of the client's status to the nurse at the transferred unit. The nurse prepares a discharge plan for the client when the client is leaving the health care facility for his home. The nurse may refer the client to home health care at the time of discharge from the facility. The nurse should not hand over the client's belongings to the family during the transfer; instead, the nurse should arrange to transfer the client's belongings to the other unit.
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