The Geriatric Nurse Admitting a Patient to an Assisted Living

The geriatric nurse admitting a patient to an assisted living facility recognizes the importance of tools such as the Katz and the Barthel indexes because of the impact they have on:

A) planning the amount of help the patient will need with ADLs.
B) the patient's ability to be realistic about achieving independence.
C) creating an appropriate,patient-specific nursing care plan.
D) appropriate staffing to ensure the safety needs of the patients are met.

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