To Determine If a Home Setting Can Support the Equipment

question 11

Multiple Choice

To determine if a home setting can support the equipment needs of a mechanically ventilated patient being considered for discharge, which of the following would you assess?
1) Available space for equipment
2) Amperage of power supply
3) Number and location of grounded outlets
4) Presence of hazardous appliances

• A)2 and 4 only
• B)1, 2, 3, and 4
• C)3 and 4 only
• D)1, 2, and 3 only

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