An instructor is teaching nursing students about the difference between partial and inpatient hospitalization. In what way does partial hospitalization differ from traditional inpatient hospitalization?

1. Partial hospitalization does not provide medication administration and monitoring.
2. Partial hospitalization does not use an interdisciplinary team.
3. Partial hospitalization does not offer a comprehensive treatment plan.
4. Partial hospitalization does not provide supervision 24 hours a day.


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Rationale: The instructor should explain that partial hospitalization does not provide supervision 24 hours a day. Partial hospitalization programs generally offer a comprehensive treatment plan formulated by an interdisciplinary team. They have proved to be an effective method of preventing hospitalization.

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