A nurse is volunteering at a local free clinic. By providing client care to an inadequately insured population, the nurse is demonstrating which value of client advocacy?
A) The client has the right to make choices and decisions.
B) The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services.
C) The client has the right to expect a nurse-client relationship based on shared respect.
D) The nurse has the responsibility to make choices and decisions.
Answer: B
The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services that meet health needs. Although the client does have the right to make choices and decisions, the nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health care to the underinsured does not demonstrate this value. Although the client does have the right to expect a nurse-client relationship based on shared respect, the nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health care to the underinsured does not demonstrate this value. The nurse's responsibility to make choices and decisions is not one of the values basic to client advocacy.
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