Key transitional care information for pending laboratory results, follow-up and procedures Attached documents and notes Reid et al. Transition tracking Information conveyed Medication list Residents were associated *** 201355 tool for whole between hospital and with trigger events that led Resident summary Canada pathway nursing home staff as to movements across Allergies older people moved transitions Do not resuscitate order between the nursing home Trigger events comprised and hospital Advance directive the following common types: falls (30.9%), change Patient care plan in physical condition Non-clinical resident data (14.7%), nausea, vomiting Clinical resident data and diarrhoea (11.8%) Physicians’ notes Diagnosis Emergency department summary Inpatient summary Transfer record Laboratory results Emergency department nurses’ Patient follow-up Consultations
Key transitional care information for pending laboratory results, follow-up and procedures Attached documents and notes Reid et al. 201355 Canada Transition tracking tool for whole pathway Information conveyed between hospital and nursing home staff as older people moved between the nursing home and hospital Medication list Resident summary Allergies Do not resuscitate order Advance directive Patient care plan Non-clinical resident data Clinical resident data Physicians’ notes Diagnosis Emergency department summary Inpatient summary Transfer record Laboratory results Emergency department nurses’ Patient follow-up Consultations Residents were associated with trigger events that led to movements across transitions Trigger events comprised the following common types: falls (30.9%), change in physical condition (14.7%), nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea (11.8%) ***
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