The patient is ready to go home from the hospital. What does the nurse provide to the patient and his family before he leaves the facility?
a. Discharge summary
b. Standardized care plan
c. Patient care summary
d. Flow sheet
A
When a patient is discharged from a health care institution, the members of the health care team prepare a discharge summary. A discharge summary provides important information related to the patient's ongoing health problems and need for health care after discharge. You enhance discharge planning when you are responsive to changes in patient condition and involve the patient and family in the planning process. Some health care organizations use standardized care plans for more efficient documentation. These plans, based on the institution's standards of nursing practice, are preprinted, established guidelines used to care for patients with similar health problems. Many health care organizations now have computerized systems that provide concise, summative information in the form of a patient care summary. Flow sheets and graphic records permit concise documentation of nursing information and patient data over time. Records include documentation of routine observations or repeated specific measurements about the patient such as vital signs, intake and output, hygiene, and medication administration.
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