You are the community-based nurse who performs the role of case manager for a small town about 60 miles from a major health care center
When planning care in your community, what is the most important variable in community-based nursing that you should integrate into your planning?
A) Eligibility requirements for services
B) Community resources available to patients
C) Transportation costs to the medical center
D) Possible charges for any services provided
Ans: B
Feedback:
A community-based nurse must be knowledgeable about community resources available to patients as well as services provided by local agencies, eligibility requirements, and any possible charges for the services. The other answers are incorrect because they are not the most important factors about which a community-based nurse must be knowledgeable.
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