A client for whom the nurse would provide post–acute care is the

Question

a. 38-year-old following cesarean birth.
b. 40-year-old recovering from kidney stone removal.
c. 60-year-old receiving a regulated regimen of anti-hypertensive medication.
d. 76-year-old needing rehabilitation after cardiac surgery.

Answer 1

D
Post–acute care areas are designed for clients who are out of the fragile phase of their illness and need routine monitoring and rehabilitation. After childbirth and kidney stone removal, the client would most likely need inpatient care at a hospital. A client receiving anti-hypertensive medica-tions would most likely be followed in an ambulatory care setting.