The purpose of a call by the ambulatory care unit nurse to the client after discharge is to:
1. Minimize client complications and ensure client safety.
2. Determine if the client understood the discharge instructions.
3. Let the client know the nurse cares about him or her.
4. Assist the health care provider in checking on the client.
Minimize client complications and ensure client safety.
Rationale: The ambulatory care unit nurse contacts the client after discharge to ensure the client correctly understands the discharge instructions and to answer any questions the client may have. This helps increase client safety and minimizes client complications. The other answer choices may be benefits of the call, but are not the purpose.
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