The nurse manager of a long-term care facility is planning to hire additional nursing staff. What should this nurse manager consider about how the need to assess resident/patient changes and potential problems differ between the long-term care facility and an acute care facility?
◦ There is a need for greater assessment skills in acute care because patients are so sick.
◦ There is a need for greater assessment skills in long-term care because of the lack of direct physician contact with residents.
◦ There is a lesser need for good assessment in long-term care because the residents are generally stable.
◦ They are the same.