A public health nurse is working with a client who does not have health insurance.Where will the nurse most likely direct the client to in order to receive care?

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There is a safety net for the uninsured or underinsured.These are the federally funded community health centers which provide a broad range of health and social services,using nurse practitioners and RNs,physician assistants,physicians,social workers,and dentists.Community health centers serve primarily in medically underserved areas which can be rural or urban as well as people of all ages,races,and ethnicities,with or without health insurance.Managed care is a system in which care is delivered by a specific network of providers who agree to comply with the care approach,not a place to refer a client without health insurance.Emergency departments and physician offices are not the best place for an individual without health insurance to receive care.Both are expensive and do not provide the necessary resources for the individual to possibly receive health insurance.

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