According to the AARC, which of the following standards should be met when considering ventilatory support outside the acute care hospital?

1. Services must be based on the attending physician's prescription.
2. Those providing the support should be appropriately trained.
3. Appropriate recording and reporting mechanisms should exist.
4. Safe, effective, and appropriate equipment must be provided.
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, 3, and 4
d. 3 and 4 only


ANS: C
The AARC developed a Clinical Practice Guideline on Long-Term Invasive Mechanical Ventila-tion in the Home. Excerpts appear on pp. 1299-1300.

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