Providing regular in-home follow-up visits and assessing the patient's overall progress is the re-sponsibility of which member of the respiratory home care team?

a. Social services representative
b. Nurse
c. Attending physician
d. Respiratory care practitioner

ANS: D
Although a physician normally initiates an order to discharge a patient to a postacute care site, many other health care professionals are involved in the discharge process. Table 56-2 identifies these key professionals, along with their major responsibilities.