Discharge plans?!
Question:
Discharge plans?
Anyone a nurse or social worker? What are the major components of a discharge plan from the hospital? Ive been looking for a template to help me with a class assignment.
Answers:
For a good discharge ensure: prescriptions are in order and can be filled, rehab,physio, home-care etc are set up if needed, all relevant teaching has been completed or a followup with community nursing is planned, the patient must be physically safe in his home so it needs to be inspected for stairs bathroom rails if necessary, social workers are called in if there is financial/housing concerns and of course the patient needs a ride home. A proper discharge plan can encompass many other disciplines depending on the individual needs of the patient. Include follow up care and dietary, hospice if needed.