☐ Establish cognitive and functional status ☐ Establish family resources ☐ Establish medication regimen ☐ Ensure knowledge of hospital visit is understood ☐ Ensure knowledge of each home medication (bronchodilators, corticosteroids, etc.) ☐ Ensure proper technique for DPI vs. MDI with spacer, and nebulizers ☐ Ensure home oxygen is understood ☐ Ensure proper usage and understanding of home non-invasive devices ☐ Teach-back method and repeat everything discussed to ensure proper communication and understanding ☐ Implement action plan to help patient understanding and manage of condition ☐ Educate avoiding triggers, nutrition & hydration, infection control, personal hygiene, and immunizations ☐ Other:____________________________________________________
Discharge Plan (If Applicable)
☐ Set up follow-up appointment with primary care physician within 7 days ☐ Set up pulmonary rehabilitation or disease management program appointment ☐ Set up appointment for smoking cessation ☐ Ensure home oxygen is set-up and available ☐ Ensure spacer, nebulizers, and other accessories are available ☐ Set up home visit for follow up within a week ☐ Provide patient with written/ printed summary of hospital stay ☐ Provide patient with written/ printed explanation of disease process and management ☐ Provide patient with resources for rehabilitation, education, and support groups ☐ Address family/ care givers intervention and support ☐ Address family/ care givers education on home equipment, medications, regimen, and action plan ☐ Other:_______________________________________________________
Follow Up (If Applicable)
☐ Make follow up at home visit within 72 hours of discharge with transition coach ☐ Reassess correct usage of MDI, Spacers, DPI, Nebulizers, etc. ☐ Check cognitive and functional ability at home ☐ Go over treatment regimen and discuss why each medication is used ☐ Check home equipment usage ☐ Assess compliance with medications and home treatments/ regimens ☐ Assess daily life, baseline and daily activities ☐ Re-educate avoiding triggers, nutrition & hydration, infection control, personal hygiene, and immunizations ☐ Re-address action plan ☐ Re-address family/ care givers intervention and support Page 2
☐ Re-address family/ care givers education
☐ Evaluate home transition as a whole: family views, patient views, regiments, follow up appointments, etc. ☐ Re-address resources and availability ☐ Other:_____________________________________________________
Maintenance (If Applicable)
☐ Develop and utilizing self-management tools ☐ Oxygen management ☐ Rehabilitation ☐ Follow-up appointments ☐ Pro-active with action plan ☐ Re-educate on new and old medications and tools whenever possible ☐ Other:______________________________________________________
Professional Services (If Applicable)
☐ Sleep Study ☐ Pulmonary Function Test ☐ Smoke Cessation ☐ Counseling ☐ Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
☐ Address advanced directives ☐ Ask patient for their feeling/ attitude toward everything discussed ☐ Ask patient if they have any questions or comments ☐ Ask patient for suggestions they believe would help them ☐ Other:______________________________________________________