Acute illness is to chronic illness as which of the following comparisons?
a. An emergency department is to a nursing home
b. A hospital staff nurse is to a nurse practitioner
c. Health insurance is to Medicare for older adults
d. Inpatient surgical care is to outpatient medical care
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A Correct. Acute illness can be likened an emergency department because it treats conditions with sudden onset and sudden exacerbations of existing conditions with short-term treatment options; this is compared to a nursing home, which cares for individuals with long-term conditions that warrant admission after a decline in health or to individuals with long-term health care needs.
B Incorrect. The acute-chronic analogy is a comparison of sudden and short versus gradual and long-term. The comparison between a nurse and a nurse practitioner is one of practice setting and scope of practice.
C Incorrect. Medicare is a type of health insurance; however, chronic illness is not a type of acute illness.
D Incorrect. Inpatient surgical care can be emergent and elective, and outpatient medical care is usually for ongoing health care but can also be applied to emer-gent conditions.
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