The preferred location for ventilator-dependent patients is ________________________

Question

a. a skilled nursing facility
b. a subacute care unit
c. their own homes
d. a long-term acute care hospital

Answer 1

ANS: C
The person's own home is the preferred location for a ventilator-dependent patient; it is the least expensive option and provides the best quality of life for these individuals. Long-term acute care hospitals are designed to care for patients who require extensive monitoring and care. These pa-tients may still be acutely ill, but they no longer require the intensive care provided in a hospital CCU. A subacute care unit is an intermediate care site, which is not as expensive as an acute care site and provides somewhat more patient independence and quality of life. A skilled nursing fa-cility is considered a long-term care site. These sites do not have the resources to treat acutely ill patients.