Fundamentals
A patient's primary source of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support during the hospital's stay
What is a Care Partner?
The flowsheet that the admitting nurse documents a patient's Care Partner.
What is the Adult Patient Care Summary flowsheet?
True or False
Care Partner's increase patient and family satisfaction.
True
A person who supports a patient at home post-discharge.
What is a caregiver?
True or False:
You do not have to document the Care Partner as a legal/ emergency contact.
False.
Two items the nurse hands out to the Care Partner.
What is a Care Partner badge and brochure?
List 3 things a Care Partner might help the patient with.
1. Holding their hand
2. Assisting with meals
3. Accessing water, ice, linen
4. Advocating/ spokesperson
5. Communicating with other family/friends
The tab in EPIC that you document patient relationships/ legal/ emergency contacts.
What is the Advanced Care Plan?
Destroys badge if possible. (They can keep the lanyard).
Designed to support patient and family centered care. Recognizes and empowers family and friends by giving them a sense of purpose.
What is a Care Partner Program?
After educating a Care Partner you would document these two things.
What is a learning assessment and the education provided to the Care Partner.
The Go Live Date for the Care Partner Program is.
What is July 10th 2018?
What does the Care Partner security code consist of?
Patient's first and last name initials and the last four digits of the Contact Serial Number (CSN).
True or False:
It is a law that you must document a Care Partner assessment.
False. It is a law that you document on a designated discharge Caregiver.
Name two Care Partner requirements
1.) Must be 18 years old
2.) Agreeable to be the Care Partner
3.)Accepts mutually agreed upon responsibilities
4.)Wears Care Partner badge when in hospital
5.) Complies with visitation rights/restrictions