A home health nurse visits a client and his spouse once per week to change the client's wound dressing.By visiting the client and his spouse weekly,the nurse develops a sense of clinical responsibility and an accumulated knowledge of the client and spouse's personal and medical circumstances.This situation describes which component of continuity of care (COC)?

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Relational continuity refers to the interpersonal elements of the COC model across time and care settings.The term applies to nurse client/family relationships,team relationships,and relationships between health system providers and community-based supports.The stronger the relationships,the greater are the potential for quality-coordinated care.Respect for client and family values,beliefs,knowledge,cultural background,and preferences are fundamental aspects of client-centered relational continuity.Trusting relationships with a primary provider or "medical home" health care team gives clients confidence that their care needs will be consistently met.

A Home Health Nurse Visits a Client and His Spouse