The nurse begins discharge planning measures with a hospitalized client:
a. Near the time of discharge
b. At the time of admission
c. 3 days into the hospital stay
d. On the day before discharge
B
Discharge planning should be initiated as soon as possible after the client is admitted so ample time is allowed to make necessary plans for discharge to home or to another facility. The other options will not allow sufficient time for this to occur.
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