In which situations would the home health nurse likely be considered to have abandoned a client?

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Rationale 1: The patient-home health nurse relationship may end if the patient no longer needs care and is discharged from the service.
Rationale 2: Change in reimbursement amounts does not constitute legal reason to discontinue services. The nurse may be considered to have abandoned this patient.
Rationale 3: The nurse cannot legally stop seeing the patient without providing notice to the patient that services are being discontinued.
Rationale 4: Not all home health patients require daily nursing services.
Rationale 5: The nurse's safety should be protected, so this is not abandonment. In order to protect the patient, the nurse should immediately contact the agency and law enforcement.

In Which Situations Would the Home Health Nurse Likely Be