Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Shirlee Snyder,Audrey Berman,Geralyn Frandsen

Exercise 5

After recovering from her hip replacement, an older adult client wants to go home. The family wants the client to go to a nursing home. If the nurse were acting as a client advocate, the nurse would perform which of the following actions?
1) Inform the family that the client has a right to decide on her own.
2) Ask the primary care provider to discharge the client to home.
3) Suggest the client hire a lawyer to protect her rights.
4) Help the client and family communicate their views to each other.