Upon graduation, the nurse decides to work in a setting for clients with a higher acuity. The nurse understands that these clients will be:
1. ambulatory, requiring care at home.
2. administered to in a clinic setting.
3. significantly ill and likely hospitalized.
4. cared for in a rehabilitation setting.
Answer: 3
1. Care at home is given to clients with low acuity levels.
2. The clinic setting caters to the client with a problem of low acuity.
3. A client with a high acuity requires care in a hospital setting.
4. A client in the rehabilitation setting is recovering from illness.
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