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Care Nursing center A, B, C Sets found in the same folderWhen should the nurse begin discharge planning?It should begin soon after you are admitted to the hospital and at least several days before your planned discharge. The January 23/30, 2013, issue of JAMA has several articles on readmissions after discharge from the hospital. Know where you will go after you are discharged. You may go home or to a nursing facility.
At what stage do you conduct discharge planning?Attention to discharge planning from the first day of patients' stay, typically within 8 hours of admission. This includes staff assessment of patients' risk factors, needs, available resources, knowledge of disease, and family support. appointments for most of their patients prior to discharge.
Why is it important to start discharge planning early?Compared to usual care, early discharge planning, initiated during the acute phase of an illness or injury, reduces hospital readmissions and readmission lengths of hospital stay for older adults.
What is the nurse's role in the discharge planning?Essentially, the discharge planning nurse serves as a connection between in-patient care and follow-up or out-patient care. They help to make sure that the patient and their family understand exactly what to do after discharge to prevent injury and encourage healing. They are a crucial part of proper patient care.
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