The preferred location for ventilator-dependent patients is ...

[joblessjake]

The preferred location for ventilator-dependent patients is ___________________ _____.
 
  a. a skilled nursing facility
  b. a subacute care unit
  c. their own homes
  d. a long-term acute care hospital

Question 2

Which site for mechanical ventilation of patients provides the least patient independence and quality of life?
 
  a. Intensive care unit
  b. Skilled nursing facility
  c. Long-term care hospital
  d. Chronic assisted ventilator unit

[Li Jun]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The person's own home is the preferred location for a ventilator-dependent patient; it is the least expensive option and provides the best quality of life for these individuals. Long-term acute care hospitals are designed to care for patients who require extensive monitoring and care. These pa-tients may still be acutely ill, but they no longer require the intensive care provided in a hospital CCU. A subacute care unit is an intermediate care site, which is not as expensive as an acute care site and provides somewhat more patient independence and quality of life. A skilled nursing fa-cility is considered a long-term care site. These sites do not have the resources to treat acutely ill patients.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
ICUs and CCUs provide invasive monitoring, extensive care, and a higher ratio of practitioners to patients. Therefore, these units are both more expensive and provide the least patient inde-pendence and quality of life. All the other options provide the patient with more independence and, as such, quality of life.