While discharging a client newly diagnosed with heart disease, the family asks about support groups in the area. The nurse's best response would be to:
1. Call the physician and ask for a referral.
2. Call the charge nurse and ask for a referral.
3. Call the American Heart Association and obtain information about support groups to provide to the client.
4. Tell the client that the staff cannot give out that information.
3
Rationale: When a client asks the nurse for help with referrals for self-help groups or groups related to education of a particular disease process, the nurse is capable of assisting the client without consulting the physician or nurse manager. Community referrals are a nursing responsibility.
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