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Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Study Guide for Fundamentals of Nursing:c. “Will I be able to afford this?”d.“Who will take care of me after my surgery?”2.Briefly describe how a nurse should instruct a
patient in the following areas of care before
discharge:
a.Medications:b.Procedures and treatments:c. Diet:d.Referrals:e.Health promotion:3.Describe how the following methods help pro-
vide continuity of care for patients:
a.Discharge planning:b.Collaboration with other members of the
healthcare team:c. Involving patient and family in
planning:4.List five guidelines that should be followed
when admitting and discharging a patient
from a hospital, according to the standards
established by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.5.List four factors the nurse should assess before
discharge planning for a 38-year-old woman
hospitalized for a miscarriage in her second
month of pregnancy; she has been trying to
conceive a child for 2 years.
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.Describe the appropriate nursing actions that
would be performed during the following
patient transfers:
a.Transfer within the hospital setting:b.Transfer to a long-term facility:c. Discharge from a healthcare setting:7.What is the proper procedure for discharging a
patient AMA (against medical advice)?8.Describe how you would prepare a hospital
room for a patient who is arriving on a
stretcher and is receiving oxygen.APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
1.More and more hospital services are being per-
formed on an outpatient basis. Although this
practice is cost efficient, in many cases, patients
are being sent home without the knowledge
they need to care for themselves. Think about
what can be done to bridge the gap between
hospital and home healthcare. How would you
use this knowledge to discharge a 59-year-old
woman who lives alone and is recovering from
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