In comparing the ambulatory care setting to an inpatient hospital setting, the nurse- instructor is correct in stating that the ambulatory care setting
a. has had so many cost increases that a visit is just as costly as the hospital.
b. is already in decline and offers limited employment opportunities.
c. may create a feeling of greater stress to the client than a hospital setting.
d. provides an environment where the client is less at risk for nosocomial infection.
D
The client using an ambulatory care center is exposed less to nosocomial infection and other ha-zards of hospitalization. Care is much more cost-efficient in ambulatory care centers. Employ-ment opportunities are increasing in ambulatory care. Ambulatory care centers often are less stressful than hospitals for clients.
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