Download or read book Discharge Planning Guide for Nurses written by Judith Waring Rorden and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1990 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a practical guide for nurses in helping patients make a transition from one care setting to another. Focuses on DRGs and the critical need for planning and teamwork resulting from early discharge. Provides checklist to help ensure continuity of care, as it relates to health promotion, recuperation, short- and long-term rehabilitation, chronic disease, institutional care, and terminal illness. Also includes legal and ethical considerations.