Which healthcare worker should the nurse consult to counsel a patient about financial and family stressors impacting healthcare?

A) Social worker
B) Occupational therapist
C) Physician's assistant
D) Technologist

The social worker coordinates services and counsels patients about financial,housing,marital,and family issues impacting healthcare.The occupational therapist helps patients regain function and independence for activities of daily living.Physician's assistants work under the physician's direction to diagnose certain diseases and injuries.Technologists provide a variety of specific functions in hospitals,diagnostic centers,and emergency care.For example,laboratory technologists aid in the diagnosis and treatment of patients by examining blood,urine,tissue,and body fluids.Radiology technologists perform x-rays and other diagnostic testing.