If an individual is being transferred to another hospital, the nurse needs to ensure that the:
a. relatives are informed so that they can drive theindividual there
b. intensive care ambulance is notified for thetransport.
c. individual is not told until the last minute, lestthey become frightened.
d. ambulance is booked and all necessary
documentation has been photocopied.
d
If an individual needs to be transferred to another institution, the nurse needs to inform the individual and relatives as soon as possible to prepare them. All documentation
needs to be copied for the new facility (as healthcare records
are owned by each institution). An ambulance or transport
vehicle needs to be booked (the mobile intensive care ambulance (MICA) is not necessary unless the individual is from
intensive care) and all belongings should be collected together
(including items that may be in the hospital safe).
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