Which client is best served by a case manager?
a. An older woman with chronic cystitis
b. A middle-aged man with moderate hypertension
c. An older woman with chronic heart failure and diabetes mellitus
d. A young adult with a fractured ankle from a sports injury
C
The case management process is reserved for clients who have complex health problems (high risk) and incur a high cost to the health care system. Clients with chronic cystitis, moderate hypertension, or a fractured ankle probably would not incur high costs to the health care sys-tem.
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