A psychiatric-mental health nurse has evaluated a client and determines that the client needs additional services. The nurse sends the client to another setting to obtain these services. Which action is the nurse demonstrating?

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The nurse is making a referral. Referral involves sending an individual from one clinician to another or from one service setting to another for care or consultation. Transfer involves formally shifting responsibility for the care of an individual from one clinician to another or from one care unit to another. Discharge planning is a procedure that occurs when a client leaves a health care facility to ensure that the client has all of the resources needed to function as independently as possible. Assessment refers to the evaluation of the client's status to determine areas of need.

A Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Has Evaluated a Client and Determines