The nurse is preparing for the discharge of a client who will require physical therapy (PT)for rehabilitation following a total knee replacement. After reading the healthcare provider's order for PT, what should the nurse do next?
A)Set up outpatient appointments for the client with the hospital's PT department
B)Call home health and schedule a therapist to visit the client's home for PT
C)Inform the client about the settings in which PT may occur and have the client choose the venue
D)Teach the client's family the exercises that will be included in the client's PT regimen

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A)Major objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice include providing client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care; and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client and members of the healthcare team. Of the choices listed here, the option that best supports achievement of these objectives is informing the client about the settings in which PT may occur and having the client choose the desired venue. The nurse would not refer the client for outpatient therapy or schedule home PT unless the client specifically requested either form of therapy. Also, because the client requires therapy that must be performed by a professional physical therapist, providing teaching about exercises that will be included in the client's PT regimen encroaches on the expertise of another healthcare professional.
B)Major objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice include providing client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care; and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client and members of the healthcare team. Of the choices listed here, the option that best supports achievement of these objectives is informing the client about the settings in which PT may occur and having the client choose the desired venue. The nurse would not refer the client for outpatient therapy or schedule home PT unless the client specifically requested either form of therapy. Also, because the client requires therapy that must be performed by a professional physical therapist, providing teaching about exercises that will be included in the client's PT regimen encroaches on the expertise of another healthcare professional.
C)Major objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice include providing client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care; and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client and members of the healthcare team. Of the choices listed here, the option that best supports achievement of these objectives is informing the client about the settings in which PT may occur and having the client choose the desired venue. The nurse would not refer the client for outpatient therapy or schedule home PT unless the client specifically requested either form of therapy. Also, because the client requires therapy that must be performed by a professional physical therapist, providing teaching about exercises that will be included in the client's PT regimen encroaches on the expertise of another healthcare professional.
D)Major objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice include providing client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care; and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client and members of the healthcare team. Of the choices listed here, the option that best supports achievement of these objectives is informing the client about the settings in which PT may occur and having the client choose the desired venue. The nurse would not refer the client for outpatient therapy or schedule home PT unless the client specifically requested either form of therapy. Also, because the client requires therapy that must be performed by a professional physical therapist, providing teaching about exercises that will be included in the client's PT regimen encroaches on the expertise of another healthcare professional.

The Nurse Is Preparing for the Discharge of a Client