Discharge Summary Feedback
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
http://webmedia.unmc.edu/intmed/geriatrics/reynolds/pearlcards/hospitaladmission...This product was created to help teach medical students how to write a thorough discharge summary. The Pearl card is supplemented by an interactive web module that gives the learner a short concise review of hospital admission orders and care. The checklist outlines features that should be included in the discharge summary. This can be used by the student as a reminder of what to write or it can be used by a faculty member who is evaluating a discharge summary created by a learner. The questionnaire is an easily-completed form which should be filled out by a provider who is reading (and using) a discharge summary written by a learner. It can be returned to the student after completion to help them understand how to improve. These materials help the learner to understand why each element of a discharge summary is needed. Use of the documents along with the web module "closes the loop" on the educational process for the learner.
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion the learner will be able to: 1. List the adverse outcomes of hospitalization 2. Describe the aging physiologic changes that predispose older patients to adverse outcomes. 3. Assess the patients; goals of hospitalizations care preferences & discharge criteria. 4. Describe and contrast POA-HC and guardian and how they relate to inpatient care. 5. Describe the causes of iatrogensis and prevention. 6. Describe the control of blood pressure and the affect of hospitalization on blood pressure in the elderly. 7. List ways to improve oral intake in hospitalized elderly. 8. Describe best practices in daily inpatient care in the elderly. 9. Perform best practices in completion of state of the art discharge summary that improves transitions of care
You will need an internet connection to use the web module.