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 a Respiratory Therapist. 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 Asthma Teaching folder beneath the Respiratory Therapy folder to access the form.
Complete the form:
Click the Yes or No option to indicate whether this is the first time the patient has received asthma instruction.
Knowledge of asthma—click to check items, then type to describe in the associated field to the right. To work in a larger text area, click the field, then click Zoom. To return to the order, click OK.
Asthma medicines:
Click to check items, then type to describe in the associated field to the right.
Type values for the peak, measured, and predicted flow.
Skills evaluated—click to check items, then type to describe in the associated field to the right.
Supplies provided—click to check items. Type to describe others not displayed.
Type additional comments as needed.
If you would like to check your spelling, click Spell Check. When you have completed the check, click OK to close the Spell Check complete message.
Complete other Instructions forms if applicable. See also: Instructions for Discharge Orders and Instructions .
Save the changes:
Click Save.
Type your signing key in the field provided.
Click OK (ALT+O).