Your patient is ready to be discharged from the hospital. When should your patient's discharge planning begin?
A) The day prior to discharge
B) The day of estimated discharge
C) The day the patient is admitted
D) Once the nurse determines care needs
Ans: C
Feedback: Discharge planning begins with the patient's admission to the hospital and must consider the possible need for follow-up home care. The other answers are incorrect because they are not when discharge planning begins.
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