A client is admitted to a secondary care service facility. Which of the following types of care will this client most likely receive in this facility?
1. Education for a healthy lifestyle
2. Complex treatment
3. Emergent care
4. Physical therapy
3
Secondary care facilities provide emergent and intermediate care. Education for a healthy lifestyle would be provided through a preventive care agency. Complex treatment would be provided through a quaternary care agency. Physical therapy would be provided through a restorative care agency.
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