Nava GMG

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 40-44
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ABSTRACT

The nursing discharge plan is a document that provides important information and individualized to the patient and primary caregiver (family: parents, wife or children), is prepared by the nurse has attended the patient during hospitalization. This paper reports and promotes continuity of care from hospitalization until hospital discharge, allows communication between nurses in different clinical areas of assistance, whether primary or specialized to provide quality and responsive care to each patient. Lens: Provide individualized by the discharge plan for the patient and primary caregiver facilitates continuity of care at home and follow this in neurological nursing consulting. It is performed by the nursing process: is to assess each patient needs to establish adequate planning from admission to discharge. Conclusions: The discharge plan should be communicated in advance to the patient and family, is a didactic support to ensure continuity of care and coordination will facilitate interprofessional communication to resolve doubts about the care to be provided to the patient, the easier and avoids complications during the administration of medication, personal hygiene or skin care, reduces errors and is of great help.

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