The patient no longer requires acute care but is unable to receive the complex care required in the patient's home. The nurse may arrange for this patient to be transferred to what type of facility?
1. Hospice
2. Home healthcare
3. Assisted-living center
4. Extended-care facility
ANS: 4
Extended-care facilities, particularly skilled-nursing homes, can provide continuous nursing care for patients who require more care than those who are discharged to home.
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