The nurse is planning the discharge of a patient. Which of the following activities would be considered as discharge planning?
1. Ordering oxygen to be used at home
2. Evaluating how long the patient was in the hospital
3. Counting the number of times the patient went to physical therapy
4. Helping the patient complete health insurance paperwork
Ordering oxygen to be used in the home
Rationale: The components of hospital-based case management are discharge planning, social services, and utilization review. The nurse is doing discharge planning when ordering oxygen to be used at home. Evaluating how long the patient was in the hospital and counting the number of times the patient went to physical therapy are functions of utilization review. Helping the patient complete health insurance paperwork is a function of social services.
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