In two days you are scheduled to discharge a patient home status post left hip replacement
You have initiated a home health referral and you have met with a team of people who have been involved with this patient's discharge planning. Who would be appropriate people to be on the discharge planning team? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Home health nurse
B) Physical therapist
C) Patient's pastor
D) Social service worker
E) Meal-on-Wheels provider
Ans: A, B, D
Feedback: The development of a comprehensive discharge plan requires collaboration with professionals at both the referring agency and the home care agency, as well as other community agencies that provide specific resources upon discharge. The patient's pastor and the Meals-on-Wheels provider are not appropriate people to be part of a discharge-planning team.
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