A hospital is planning to implement a unit that focuses on acute care of the elderly (ACE). How should the hospital administrator explain this unit to the nursing staff?
1. "An ACE unit will be run just like a nursing home, except it's located in the hospital."
2. "An ACE unit isn't any different than any other unit in the hospital except for the age of the patients."
3. "The key concept of an ACE unit is to return the patients to their nursing homes as quickly as possible."
4. "Patient-centered interdisciplinary care guided by nurse-driven protocols to address key nursing issues such as mobility, skin care, nutrition, and continence."
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Rationale: An ACE unit is not run like a nursing home.
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