2. Marilyn\'s 5-year-old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the ho

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2. Marilyn's 5-year-old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the hospital for dehydration. Marilyn wants to stay overnight with her in the hospital, but the head nurse refuses her request. When Marilyn comes to you for help, you find out the hospital procedure for overnights, discuss this with Marilyn, and decide that you both should try to approach the head nurse about the situation. In this instance, you are using which of the following indirect client services? a. Outreach activities b. Client advocacy c. Confronting ethical issues d. Networking

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Answer: b. Confronting ethical issues.

Here the mother of the sick child wants to be with her in the hospital and the head nurse refuses it. It is ethical to consider the situation of the mother who can't leave her sick child alone. Here the mother and me is going to approach the head nurse to speak face to face and to make her understand the ethical part of our side so as to get her permission. hence the confronting ethical issues can be considered as the indirect client service performed here.

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