A client is being discharged after a 23-hour stay for a surgical procedure. When preparing the instructions for this client, the nurse needs to:
1. Ensure the client's safe transition to home.
2. Include information about what the client has been taught.
3. Include what the client still needs to learn when discharged.
4. Check the client's insurance for hospitalization coverage.
5. Call the client's prescriptions in to the client's local pharmacy.
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Because of decreased lengths of stay, time constraints on client education can occur. The nurse needs to provide education that will ensure the client's safe transition to home.
Rationale 2: Discharge plans must include information about what the client has been taught.
Rationale 3: Discharge plans must include what the client still needs to learn when discharged.
Rationale 4: The nurse does not need to check the client's insurance for hospitalization coverage when preparing discharge instructions.
Rationale 5: The nurse does not call the client's prescriptions in to the client's local pharmacy when preparing discharge instructions.
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