A client telephones the home care agency to find out why the nurse did not arrive as scheduled to change a foot wound dressing.For which situation should the agency manager investigate?

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Abandonment is the failure to provide care to a patient who is in need of care. In this case, the nurse did not arrive as scheduled to change a foot wound dressing, which could have resulted in the patient's wound becoming infected.

A Client Telephones the Home Care Agency to Find Out