An important responsibility of the nurse in a mental health facility is to ensure that clients do not __________ from the facility without a discharge order,by carefully supervising and accurately documenting client behaviors and therapeutic actions.

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The appropriate terminology used when a client runs away from a facility without a discharge order is elopement.In the event of elopement,the caregiver can be held liable if a client becomes injured.

An Important Responsibility of the Nurse in a Mental Health