Despite the availability of State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP),many eligible children are not enrolled. The nursing intervention that can best help eligible children to become enrolled is
1. assessment of the details of thefamily's income and expenditures.
2. case management to limit costly,unnecessary duplication of services.
3. To advocate for the child byencouraging the family to investigate its SCHIP eligibility.
4. To educate the family about the needfor keeping regular well-child-visit appointments
Answer:3
Rationale:In the role of an advocate,a nurse will advance the interests of another;by suggesting the family investigate its SCHIP eligibility,the nurse is directing their action toward the child's best interest.Financial assessment is more commonly the function of a social worker. The case-management activity mentioned will not provide a source of funding nor will the educational effort described.
Intervention
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