A client, who is in a coma, is being treated in an acute care facility. Under which circumstance can the nurse move the client from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the subacute care unit?
A) Client's need for acuity care has decreased
B) Client is ready for discharge
C) Client has regained consciousness
D) Client's economic condition does not permit him to remain in ICU
A
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