A nurse prepares to discharge a client who has a wound and is prescribed home health care. Which information should the nurse include in the hand-off report to the home health nurse?
a. Recent wound assessment, including size and appearance
b. Insurance information for billing and coding purposes
c. Complete health history and physical assessment findings
d. Resources available to the client for wound care supplies
ANS: A
The hospital nurse should provide details about the wound, including size and appearance and any special wound needs, in a hand-off report to the home health nurse. Insurance information is important to the home health agency and manager, but this is not appropriate during this hand-off report. The nurse should report focused assessment findings instead of a complete health history and physical assessment. The home health nurse should work with the client to identify community resources.
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