During a home visit, a client asks the community health nurse to take his or her shopping to purchase some of the food items he or she needs for his or her diet. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

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The nurse needs to empower the client, and helping the client find a way to get to the store promotes the skill of planning so that the client can begin to manage his or her own needs effectively. Telling the client that the nurse is going in a different direction, telling him or her to find some other way to get to the store, and telling him or her to use the foods in the house are neither therapeutic nor do they promote empowerment.

During a Home Visit, a Client Asks the Community Health