A patient who had a cerebrovascular accident needs nursing care, physical therapy, and speech therapy. The patient's spouse would like to provide care at home but needs assistance.
During the planning conference, the nurse should suggest that the agency that could best meet the patient's needs is
a. a home health agency.
b. the American Red Cross.
c. the American Heart Association.
d. a local wellness center.
Question 2
An elderly patient is to be discharged from the acute care hospital with left-sided weakness, difficulty swallowing, and inability to independently perform ADLs, therefore requiring daily physical therapy.
The patient has no family and lives in a high-rise apartment building. Referral to which level of long-term care would the nurse likely recommend at the care planning conference?
a. Sheltered housing
b. Skilled nursing facility
c. Assisted living facility
d. Domiciliary care
Part of this child's pattern of daily living is attending child care during the work day
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