Exam 3: Discharge planning Flashcards
When does discharge planning start?
- What is the discharge planning goal?
- What is the key to successful discharge plainning?
What is continuum of care?
- What does Discharge Planning of clinent and family antipated needs include?
What does Discharge Planning of physical, emotional and psychological include?
- Functional limitations such as the need for wheelchair or walker
- The patient’s feelings about discharge – prepared, anxious, uncertain
- Their coping ability in the past - effective or ineffective
What does Discharge Planning of home environment include?
- Structural Barriers
- Safety Issues
- Assistive Devices
- Space
- Water & Electricity
What does Discharge Planning of family, community and financial resources include?
- Finances to obtain medication, equipment, environmental remodeling
- Family/Caregiver present, available, willing
- Community resources accessibility
The role of REALISTIC Community Resources in Discharge Planning ?
What are some local and national resources?
Discharge Planners
* Some facilities have what?
* What do they do?
* Work with who?
* Identify and anticipate what?
* What is initated before discharge?
Who are High Risk Patients?
- Elderly
- Multisystem disease process
- Major surgical procedure
- Chronic or terminal illness
- Emotional or mental instability
- Inadequate or inappropriate living arrangement
- Lack of transportation
- Financial insecurity
- Unsafe features in the home
Successful Discharge Plan
* Transitional plan of what?
* Appropriate what?
* knowledge and skills for what?
* Appropriate agencies involved ?
Family/Caregiver & Discharge
* What does hippa have to do with this?
* How is it helpful?
Home Health Care
* What is it?
* requires what?
* who’s approval?
* What do qualifications include?
* Cost?
What is a Home Health Team?
- RN
- Home Care Aide
- Homemaker
- Social Worker
- Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Speech Therapist
- Registered Dietician
- Physician
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Hospice