Discharge Planning

The Data Protection Act (1998) requires that personal details and information must be kept secure and confidential. Confidentiality is necessary in any Health and Care Social setting because it maintains between the individuals and the organisation. An environment of trust encourages people to be open and honest with those who care for them. They provide all the details necessary so that they receive the best care possible. The employers are accountable to the regulators for protecting confidentiality .Preserving privacy and confidentiality is essential so that they do not risk the discipline of being struck off a professional register. Each member of the staff has a responsibility to ensure that the care record are accurate recorded. A clear information will aid patients to participate fully in decision making about their

To adhere with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Code of Conduct (NMC, 2008) all patient details have been changed, to protect their identity from being revealed.

In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council,(NMC, 2015) The Code Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives on clause 5 Respect people’s right to privacy and confidentiality safeguarding patient information, no names or places will be disclosed. Therefore, throughout the following reflective case study, the patient will be referred to as Mariam. Patient

This week’s reflection paper focuses practice-based evidence and the operation of the theoretical framework of person-in-environment as each relates to discharge planning at UMPC Mercy Detoxification Unit (UPMC-MDU).

The hospital that I worked for while working as a case manager was not in network with Kaiser Permanente. It was also the time when the hospital started to hire hospitalists to manage patient care while they are a patient in the hospital. It actually worked out because it filled in the gap in patient care. The hospitalists were acting as the patient's primary care provider. Kaiser as with many other insurance have a case manager designated to ensure that the patient is meeting criteria not only for an inpatient hospital stay but for the level of care they are receiving as well such as ICU, Stepdown, or Med-Surg. I would have to give them an updated clinical information daily or every 3 days depending on the severity of illness. As a case manager, I was responsible for discharge planning and I preferred to transfer the patients to

Due to confidentiality and according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) the patients in the essay have been given pseudonyms names.

This assignment will explore an encounter between a student nurse, a qualify nurse, a doctor, a physiotherapist as well as other multi-disciplinary team. The main purpose of this case study is to critically analyse and discuss the ethical, legal and professional implications that may arise when dealing with patients and patient’s family. The essay will especially focus on ethical principles, statue law, duty of care and professional values under the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008) as well as the Code of Conduct and the importance of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working in health and social care settings. In the United Kingdom all nurses and Midwives are governed by a professional body called Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In order to protect the patient confidentiality, in accordance to (NMC, 2008) the patient alone will be given the pseudonym “Eve” throughout the case scenario.

As a community social services assistant, I work directly with pediatric patients that have been discharged from St. Vincent Hospital. When meeting with patients post discharge, I have noticed that they are often confused about the types of services they require. I have considered various options to address this issue and have come up with a potential solution. Hospital admissions can be overwhelming for young children; I am suggesting we trial providing homecare information in a more fun and less intimidating manner. I am suggesting we hire a popular local clown named Claris who performs at children’s parties .Claris is passionate about helping children, and would be able to explain homecare information in a fun and interactive way that would be easier for children to understand.

What does your state law say regarding public hospitals and discharging patients who do not have a place to go?

This reporter is a MSW intern at Banner Baywood Medical Center (BBMC), located in Mesa, Arizona. BBMC is a fully equipped hospital that serves the east valley with over 35 services some of which are inpatient and some being outpatient. To be more precise, this reporters title is discharge planner within case management on the Orthopedic unit.

Student’s Role in Project: I was engaged in this project from the very inception and was involved in developing the project. In the developing phase of this project, patient needs, utilization, and costs were evaluated and two major priority needs areas were identified: non-emergent utilization of emergency department (ED) care and incomplete post-partum services, including well-baby visits. This project would help the discharge navigators connect with the frequent ED-utilizing and post-partum patients with a PCP and follow-up appointments. The goals of these discharge services are: (1) to minimize non-emergent use of ED services, thereby reducing cost and improving continuity of care with PCPs; (2) to ensure that pregnant patients schedule

As a legal and professional obligation the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) stipulate that all service users must have their confidentiality protected, therefore, the service user in this case study will be given the pseudonym of John.

According to The Code of Ethics for Nurses (2014), provision eight states, “The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs” (p. 23). Nurses as responsible practitioners need to be knowledgeable about their patients’ specific health care needs. Provision eight focuses on nursing’s responsibility to educate the public, promote healthy lifestyles, and address barriers to care (ANA, 2014). Providing appropriate discharge education will ensure patients are adequately prepared for safe discharge to home. To further ensure positive patient outcomes, compliance with Healthy People 2020 goals supporting effective educational programs to improve individual’s health and quality of life should be exercised. (Healthy People. Gov.,

Issues with patient satisfaction concerning discharge instructions are a common problem in many hospitals. I worked in a hospital where discharge instructions printed from the computer based on physician’s orders, but they were very general. In an effort to increase patient satisfaction, medication administration sheets were included. The problem that I have found with these medication sheets is they contain words that patient’s may not understand. Have you encountered any specific difficulties when discharging a patient?

I enjoyed reading your post. Your response to the discussion question and your thoughts on terminating a client is similar to my companies discharge plan. One of the criteria to our discharge plan is to go back and review each individual family member desired outcome. We have them express if they feel their desired outcome was met or if there is some issues/concerns we have not addressed. I feel this is an important aspect to address because it not only give you the therapist/counselor and idea of the progress you have made with the family but it also provides the family with a sense of impowerment. It shows the family you do care about their issues/concerns and those issues/concerns matter.