The nurse educator is teaching a management and leadership class to a group of nursing students. The educator presents information regarding case management and case manager
Which statement, if made by a student, indicates the need for additional education on this subject matter?
A) "Case managers can only be licensed professional nurses who have extensive patient care experience."
B) "The collection of baseline data for conditions or diagnoses that will be managed is an essential component of case management."
C) "Case managers usually do not provide direct client care; instead, they coordinate and monitor others providing direct client care."
D) "A case manager's typical caseload is 10-15 clients, mostly representing high-volume, high-cost, and high-risk diagnoses for the hospital."
Answer: A
Although case managers are often licensed professional nurses with advanced degrees and extensive patient care experience, social workers, nurses without advanced degrees, and other healthcare-related professionals also serve in this role. Case managers typically do not provide direct patient care, but are responsible for a caseload of 10-15 clients for whom they will coordinate care during the clients' hospitalization while also assisting with discharge planning. It is critical to collect and document baseline data for those conditions in the client population selected by the facility for case management.
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