PRACTICE SOLUTION SET 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ where else could you go instead of a LTAC?
Answer: Remain in ICU
LTAC
Sub acute care
-SNF
Acute care
-Acute care unit
Home health care
Out patient rehabilitation
-ICU is extremely expensive, they want you out of there ASAP
-can tolerate an hour of therapy a day→ sub acute
-high diagnosis, can tolerate 3 hours a day→ acute care unit
-Pretty good, may need some help doing medical things, strong family
support→sent home with home health care
◉ criteria to admit into long term acute care hospital
Answer: -Expected stay in SNF would be greater than 25 days
-Ventilator management and weaning
,-Documentation of two weaning trials (have to show that they have tried
to wean the ventilator at least twice)
-Complex medical needs with significant functional impairment
◉ Complex medical needs with significant functional impairment
what are these parameters
Answer: Complex medical needs with significant functional impairment
Multiple prolonged intravenous therapies
Monitoring of significantly medically active conditions requiring clinical
assessment 6 or more times a day
ventilator management
cardiac monitoring
complex wound care (stage III or greater)
-need long term intravenous therapies (Ex. month worth of antibiotics)
-have to be monitored at least 6 times a day (cardiac, ventilator, etc)
-onsite dialysis
-need for therapy
The need for specialized high tech equipment like cardiac monitors,
onsite dialysis, or surgical suits
Comprehensive rehabilitation
Occupational therapy
, Physical therapy
Speech therapy
◉ interprofessional team that works at the LTAC
Answer: Occupational therapist
Physical therapist
Speech therapist
Rehab technician
Respiratory therapist
Nurse
Personal care tech
Dialysis Nurse
Dieticians
Wound Care Team
Procedure Team
Pharmacists
Provider
Nurse practitioner
Medical doctor
◉ respiratory devices used in the LTAC
Answer: -ventilator -pressure support
-intubation