A nursing instructor is talking about care coordination with nursing students. The instructor stresses which of the following to the students concerning care coordination?
a. "A patient must ask for what they need in order to coordinate care."
b. "The nurse does most of the work in care coordination."
c. "Medical diagnoses are an integral part of care coordination."
d. "Collaboration is a significant part of care coordination."
ANS: D
Collaboration is a big part of care coordination. Without the collaboration, there would be no care coordination. Patients asking for their needs to be met does not collaborate care. Nurses do not do all the work in care collaboration. Medical diagnoses are one small part that drives the need for care collaboration.
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