Which patients are better suited for subacute rather than for acute care? 1. Those who no longer need diagnostics or invasive procedures 2. Those who have a determined course of treatment 3. Those who are recovering from an acute illness
a. 2 and 3 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: A
According to the National Association of Subacute/Post Acute Care, subacute care is a compre-hensive level of inpatient care for stable patients who (1) have experienced an acute event result-ing from injury, illness, or exacerbation of a disease process; (2) have a determined course of treatment; and (3) require diagnostics or invasive procedures but not those requiring acute care.
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