Nurses are often best prepared to serve as case managers for clients with complex health problems such as mental illness and HIV infection because of the nurses' preparation:
a. within a holistic medical framework
b. as psychotherapists
c. in psychiatric illness and diagnosis
d. in pharmacology
A
Because of their preparation to use a holistic approach, nurses are often best prepared to serve as case managers. With a holistic approach, the nurse case manager understands and treats the client as a bio-psychosocial-spiritual being.
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