While discussing the discharge of a terminally ill client, the client's wife asks for information concerning arranging for hospice care. What initial action by the nurse is most appropriate?
1. Provide the client's wife with a list of contact numbers for hospice agencies.
2. Assist the family with making contact with a hospice prior to discharge.
3. Determine the client's life expectancy to decide when contact with hospice is appropriate.
4. Explain to the wife that hospice care is effective only when death is imminent.
Provide the client's wife with a list of contact numbers for hospice agencies.
Rationale: Providing the client's wife with a list of contact numbers for hospice agencies is the correct option because it initiates the process of identifying the most appropriate care agency, and may lead to assisting the family in making contact with the agency. It is not necessary to determine life expectancy before providing the contact information the wife has requested. Hospice care is effective prior to imminent death.
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