A patient tells the nurse, "I was treated for an asthma attack at a freestanding ambulatory services center." The nurse correctly identifies the treatment as taking place at a/an
a. urgent care center.
b. domiciliary residence.
c. intermediate care facility.
d. fitness club.
ANS: A
An urgent care center provides services for walk-in patients who do not have an appointment and who usually have no family physician and do not wish to go to the more expensive emergency room. The other facilities listed would not have been able to provide care to this patient.
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