The nurse is caring for a young adult male with a disability caused by a motor vehicle accident when he was an adolescent. Where does the nurse often provide care for patients like this young adult?
A) Rehabilitation facilities
B) Step-down units
C) Medical-surgical units
D) Pediatric units
Ans: C
Feedback: Patients with preexisting disabilities due to conditions that have been present from birth or due to illnesses or injuries experienced as an adolescent or young adult often require health care and nursing care in medical-surgical settings. Option A is incorrect because rehabilitation facilities are utilized once the patient has been discharged from the acute care setting. Step-down units provide care between the ICU setting and the regular units. Pediatric units provide care for patients aged 19 and younger.
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