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The nurse is coordinating the discharge of an older patient with chronic renal failure. The patient’s spouse is disabled and the patient can no longer drive to dialysis. What would be a goal for this patient’s care?
1. Analyzing the patient’s financial resources
2. Making an individualized plan of care
3. Encouraging family-to-family support
4. Designing flexible health care
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Rationale 1: When there are multiple family complexities, coordinating and planning for home care becomes more challenging. The primary goal for coordination of care is an individualized plan for the patient and family. Analyzing the patient’s financial resources would not be a goal for this patient’s care. (See Page 212 Coordination and Planning)
Rationale 2: When there are multiple family complexities, coordinating and planning for home care becomes more challenging. The primary goal for coordination of care is an individualized plan for the patient and family. (See Page 212 Coordination and Planning)
Rationale 3: When there are multiple family complexities, coordinating and planning for home care becomes more challenging. The primary goal for coordination of care is an individualized plan for the patient and family. Encouraging family-to-family support would not be a goal for this patient’s care. (See Page 212 Coordination and Planning)
Rationale 4: When there are multiple family complexities, coordinating and planning for home care becomes more challenging. The primary goal for coordination of care is an individualized plan for the patient and family. Designing flexible health care would not be a goal for this patient’s care. (See Page 212 Coordination and Planning)

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