Immediately after a client dies, who is the nurse responsible for notifying?
1. Family
2. Primary care provider
3. Funeral home
4. Coroner, if indicated
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Rationale 1: After the primary care provider is notified, the family should be called next.
Rationale 2: The first call made by the nurse should be to the primary care provider, who will decide whether the nurse should notify the family or to personally make the call.
Rationale 3: The family will inform the nurse of what funeral home will be used.
Rationale 4: The coroner will be notified at a later date, and the nurse will not need to make the call in most instances.
Global Rationale: The first call made by the nurse should be to the primary care provider, who will decide whether the nurse should notify the family or to personally make the call. After the primary care provider is notified, the family should be called next. They will inform the nurse of what funeral home will be used. The coroner will be notified at a later date, and the nurse will not need to make the call in most instances.
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