Identify an important function that a nurse serving as a case manager would be required to perform
a. Overseeing client care during rehabilita-tion at home
b. Using provider-centered models to control health-care costs
c. Guiding the care provided by physicians over the course of an illness
d. Ensuring the high quality of care at all points of interaction with the health-care system
A
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a. true b. false