The nurse is caring for an older adult who has been admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a fractured femur.The family expresses concern about the patient's pending transfer to a subacute care facility.What response by the nurse is best?

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The transfer of the patient to a subacute facility is based on the need to maintain the patient's level of function and independence,a task the acute care facility is not prepared to address once the patient is physiologically stable.The patient may or may not be happier in the new setting;the nurse should not make this judgment.It is true that insurance only pays for a limited amount of time in an acute care facility,but this is not the best reason for the patient to transfer.

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