Key environmental factors that should be assessed in considering discharge of a patient to the home care setting include which of the following?
1. Heating and ventilation
2. Humidity
3. Lighting
4. Airborne pollutants
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only
ANS: B
Box 56-1 lists some key factors one should assess in planning the discharge of a respiratory care patient to the home environment.
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