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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle
Edition 13ISBN: 9781469831770Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle
Edition 13ISBN: 9781469831770 Exercise 2
You are planning the discharge of a young adult patient who has been newlydiagnosed with diabetes.The patient is uninsured and has no regular income.He isgiven instructions to obtain health teaching at the local health center. What would bethe first three priority issues a case manager should examine on the first visit with thispatient? How should the role of the case manager be explained to the patient andfamily?
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Case managers can be nurses that have backgrounds on other health professions. They are task to coordinate care of a set of patients by handling communication between nurses, other members of the health team, and insurance companies. They also focus on managing the plan of care of patients with various conditions.
Priority issues the case manager should address during the initial visit of a diabetic patient:
• Verify if the patient has attended the health teaching at the local health center
• Check the patient for blood sugar levels
• Ask the patient's daily routine and diet
Priority issues the case manager should address during the initial visit of a diabetic patient:
• Verify if the patient has attended the health teaching at the local health center
• Check the patient for blood sugar levels
• Ask the patient's daily routine and diet
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle
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