Rehabilitation and Long-Term Outcomes · NCLEX Exam

A patient completes inpatient rehab and is now at home. Which long-term outcome metric is meaningful for rehabilitation nurses to monitor?

  1. Total number of therapy sessions the patient attended
  2. FIM/ADL performance and hospital readmission rate
  3. Patient satisfaction survey scores at discharge
  4. Total billed cost of the rehabilitation episode
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Correct answer: FIM/ADL performance and hospital readmission rate

Metrics such as ADL performance (FIM or similar), readmission rates, and community participation reflect long-term functional outcomes.

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