A community health nurse in a small countryside community is caring for a client who has been trying to treat an upper respiratory infection with herbal supplements. The nurse suspects pneumonia and has consulted with a telemedicine physician who is planning to provide treatment. Which of the following statements would be relevant for the nurse to include in the client's medical record?

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The health record should reflect some of the demographic issues that have impacted the client's treatment and care; therefore, the nurse should document that the client lives in a rural community. Because cost, weather, and travel distance are often barriers to treatment in rural areas, community members may try to treat illnesses independently with home remedies before seeking formal care. Including the client's demographic information is helpful for the telehealth care team to understand the client's current approach to treatment and future challenges the client may have attending in-person follow-up visits. The nurse does not need to communicate as most providers will develop a plan of care focusing on the health of the individual rather than how the client will pay for the treatment. Unless the client's religion has initiatives that do not allow the client to receive certain treatments, it is not relevant to note on the client's record. In this scenario, the nurse does not have any evidence that the client is at risk from the herbal treatments.

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