The nursing assistant works at a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) and is caring for a client at the assisted living who has a spouse currently at the skilled nursing unit recovering from pneumonia. The client wants to spend some time with the spouse. What is the best action for the nursing assistant to take?

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The CCRC has all levels of care offered for their clients from independent living to assisted living to various levels of nursing home, including skilled care. The campus has separate buildings and amenities such as shops and a movie theater. The nursing assistant (NA)'s best action to help their client visit their spouse would be to help the client to use the CCRC's transportation to visit the skilled nursing unit. The NA would make arrangements and help their client to navigate to the correct building and unit and room number. The NA may use a map and directions, if unable to personally escort the client to the other unit. The facility is close by and not on the other side of town. The spouse is receiving treatments in the skilled facility for pneumonia and does not need to meet the NA's client at the movies on the CCRC. The NA's client may visit their spouse because there are no restrictions associated with the client having pneumonia.

The Nursing Assistant Works at a Continuing Care Retirement Community