Which skill is most important to a nurse working as a member of a community mental health team that strives to use a seamless continuum of care?
a. Case management
b. Diagnostic ability
c. Physical assessment skills
d. Patients' rights advocacy
A
To effectively use a seamless continuum of care, a nurse must have case management skills with which he or she can coordinate care using available and appropriate community resources. Psychosocial assessment and physical assessment are functions that can be fulfilled by another health care worker. Patients' rights advocacy is one aspect of case management.
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