Wayfinding services help ambulatory clients develop skills to travel independently to health care facilities. The authors review social work's contribution to ambulatory clients through wayfinding training. They assert that wayfinding services promote client compliance with ambulatory services and discuss wayfinding guidelines for travel between health facility and home.
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