Question

A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS and wishes to continue self-care at home despite living alone. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates client advocacy?

a) remind the client the importance of the medication adherence

b) initiate a referral for the client to a home health agency

c) instruct the client to avoid eating raw vegetables

d) tell the client to avoid places where there are large crowds of people

Answer 1

Option a is wrong as in this patient advocacy is demonstrated as the nurse is just reminding about the importance of medication adherence

Option b is the correct answer as the nurse in this situation is acting like an advocate and talking an appointment that is a refferal for the patient. She is discussing all the needs of the patient and getting a home health agency referal . So here it is a clear cut demonstration of patient advocacy by the nurse . The nurse here act like an intermediator between the patient and the home health agency

Option c is wrong as instructing the patient is not demonstration of advocacy

Option d is wrong as here also instruction is only provided and no advocacy is demonstrated

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