In which situations would the home health nurse likely be considered to have abandoned a client?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The nurse and patient decided together that home health care was no longer needed.
2. The home health nurse no longer provides care for the patient when reimbursement amounts change.
3. The nurse stops making home visits without giving the patient notice that this would occur.
4. The nurse fails to assess the patient on a daily basis.
5. The nurse left the patient's home when a grandchild threatened the nurse.
2,3
Rationale: The patient-home health nurse relationship may end if the patient no longer needs care and is discharged from the service.
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