For a client who has had a total knee replacement and requires additional therapy, which of these arenas would be MOST appropriate?
a. hospice c. subacute care unit
b. long-term care facility d. home
C
Subacute care provides services for clients who are no longer critically ill but have complex medical needs. It is designed to fill the gap between acute care and the traditional long-term care facility. The subacute care facility is usually a section within a long-term care facility. The nurses either have a background in critical care or are trained with additional education. They provide services such as intensive rehabilitation therapies, wound and pain management, oncology care, postsurgical services, peritoneal dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac monitoring, and nutritional support. Clients are usually discharged in 20 to 30 days.
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Plans of care give specific information that provide for quality patient care
True False