A nurse is making a home visit and discovers that a patient's wound infection has gotten worse. After cleaning and re-dressing the wound, what should the nurse do?
a. Ask the home health agency nurse manager to contact the health care provider.
b. Document the findings and confirm with the patient the date of the next home visit.
c. Notify the health care provider of the findings before leaving the home.
d. Tell the patient that the health care provider will be notified before the next visit.
C
The nurse should notify the health care provider before leaving the home. Nurse/health care provider collaboration and open communication are important in fostering trust and respect. The manager should avoid taking care of problems for staff. The staff nurse needs to learn how to professionally communicate with other members of the health care team and demonstrate interdisciplinary collaboration.
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