icon. Please keep in mind that information on the PHPCP should be patient-friendly,
phrased to be easily understood by people who don't have medical training.
This form can be completed by any Provider Order Entry authorized clinician. For additional information, see the Overview of Discharge Orders, Instructions, and the Patient Care Referral Form.
To help clinicians recall what will be seen by the patient, each field
with information entered that prints on the Post-Hospital Patient Care
Plan (PHPCP) is flagged with the
icon. Please keep in mind that information on the PHPCP should be patient-friendly,
phrased to be easily understood by people who don't have medical training.
Face Sheet Discharge Orders and Instructions are not available in the newborn nurseries. You cannot access the forms, even if you select a patient from the associated maternity unit lists or from patient lookup.
If you haven't already:
Select the patient and click Face Sheet Discharge (ALT+F) or Discharge (ALT+G).
Click the Follow-Up Appts folder to access the form.
Complete the form:
Type the name or place and comments for each appointment needed. To work in a larger text area, click the field, then click Zoom. To return to the order, click OK.
Instructions for follow-up are entered by physicians in the Order Info discharge page. These instructions are displayed for nursing review beneath the appointments list. Transcribe information as needed to the list.
These instructions print in full on the Post Hospital Care Plan.
If the appointment has been made, click the button (or press the spacebar) in its Scheduled column, then enter the date, time and telephone number.
Press TAB to move forward through the columns and rows quickly.
Complete other Instructions forms if applicable. See also: Instructions for Discharge Orders and Instructions .
Save the changes, and finalize the orders if the patient is ready for discharge:
Click Save.
Type your signing key in the field provided.
Click Yes or No to indicate whether the patient is ready to be discharged. If Yes, click one or more checkboxes to sign off on the discharge.
Click OK (ALT+O).