Homeless people are growing as a group in the United States. You know that Marla and her family are homeless right now, yet she presents to the clinic needing medication for her children
As a nurse, your responsibility in caring for Marla and her family is to: (SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY)
A) Treat the person, not the homelessness.
B) Treat the person as any other person in clinic.
C) Maintain all patient rights.
D) Be sure Marla completes the special information forms for homeless patients to help track her and her care.
E) Room her and the children in the appropriate areas in the clinic.
F) Report Marla and her family to the social service agencies that can provide for their care.
A, B, C
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