A nurse is caring for a patient undergoing rehabilitation following a snowboarding accident. Within the interdisciplinary team, the nurse has been given the responsibility for coordinating the patient's total rehabilitative plan of care
What nursing role is this nurse performing?
A) Patient educator
B) Caregiver
C) Case manager
D) Patient advocate
Ans: C
Feedback:
When the nurse coordinates the patient's total rehabilitative plan of care, the nurse is functioning as a case manager. The nurse must coordinate services provided by all of the team members. The other answers are incorrect.
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