Mary is a 70-year-old woman who was admitted for pneumonia. She has completed a round of IV antibiotics, is much better, and is ready to go home. In addition to the pneumonia, Mary has diabetes, high blood pressure, and arthritis. Mary is a retired university professor, and she lives in an assisted-living community that is affiliated with the university she worked for. Despite her health issues, Mary takes part in most of the programming available in her community and gets around well with the assistance of her walker. Mary states she is able to do so much still because she prioritizes what is important to her and then paces herself throughout the day. Mary’s medical complexity vs. functional ability is _________________________________, making her postdischarge risk _________________.
a. Low medical complexity, high functional ability, high social support/Low
b. Low medical complexity, low functional ability, low social support/Medium low
c. High medical complexity, high functional ability, high social support/Medium high
d. High medical complexity, low functional ability, low social support/High
Ans: c
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