Blueprint - Summer 2022
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Of course, you want<br />
to recover at home!<br />
A discharge checklist can stop<br />
future hospital readmissions<br />
after an injury or illness<br />
Dream scenario: You leave the hospital after admission<br />
for an illness or injury, and you return home energized<br />
and operating at full capacity. Sounds good, but the<br />
reality is most people are physically weaker and<br />
need support. Add discharge instructions, follow-up<br />
appointments, and medication refills, and it becomes<br />
clear why many people are readmitted, often in less<br />
than 30 days. Life after discharge from the hospital<br />
can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be.<br />
Use this handy checklist to continue your road to recovery at home.<br />
Diagnosis<br />
What is my<br />
diagnosis?<br />
Why did I have<br />
to be treated<br />
for it as an<br />
inpatient?<br />
What can I<br />
do at home<br />
to manage<br />
my condition<br />
and avoid<br />
readmission?<br />
Support<br />
Who (a family<br />
member or friend)<br />
can be with me<br />
when I discharge?<br />
Can they listen<br />
to the<br />
discharge<br />
instructions<br />
with me?<br />
Will they<br />
know to ask<br />
questions<br />
I may forget<br />
to ask?<br />
Discharge<br />
instructions<br />
Do I have my<br />
discharge<br />
instructions?<br />
Do I understand<br />
my discharge<br />
instructions?<br />
Did I review the<br />
instructions with a<br />
medical professional<br />
before I checked out?<br />
What number do I call if<br />
I have additional<br />
questions when<br />
I get home?<br />
10 SUMMER <strong>2022</strong>
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