The nurse manager of a long-term care facility is planning to hire additional nursing staff
What should this manager consider about how the need to assess resident/patient changes and potential problems differ between the long-term care facility and an acute care facility? 1. There is a need for greater assessment skills in acute care because patients are so sick.
2. There is a need for greater assessment skills in long-term care because of the lack of direct physician contact with residents.
3. There is a lesser need for good assessment in long-term care because the residents are generally stable.
4. They are the same.
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Rationale: While it is true that acute care patients are sicker, there is also availability of consults both with other nurses and with physicians.
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