A Patient Has Been Transferred to a Rehabilitative Setting from an Acute

Multiple Choice

A patient has been transferred to a rehabilitative setting from an acute care unit. What is the most
Important reason for the nurse to begin a program for activities of daily living (ADLs) as soon as the patient is admitted to a rehabilitation facility?

A) The ability to perform ADLs may be the key to dependence.
B) The ability to perform ADLs is essential to living in a group home.
C) The ability to perform ADLs may be the key to reentry into the community.
D) The ability to perform ADLs is necessary to function in an assisted-living situation.