The nurse, employed by the hospital to do follow-up care on recently discharged surgical patients, met with the client to make arrangements to visit in the client's home
Why does the nurse need to visit the patient's home when the assessment could be completed while the patient is still in the hospital?
A. Only when the patient is back home will the patient become aware of assistance needed beyond what the family can provide.
B. The nurse wanted the client to decide what was needed once the hospital support systems were no longer available.
C. The nurse wanted to include family and environmental conditions in the assessment.
D. The patient was not yet well enough to answer all of the nurse's questions.
ANS: C
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