Discharge tab → order reconciliation:
- •Tylenol, ibuprofen, Colace, ± oxycodone (for C/S).
- •Lovenox: make sure VTE calculator score is filed. Adjust to number of days recommended (3 weeks = 21 days, etc.). Dosage depends on BMI.
- •Be sure you have the right pharmacy. Can call into patient’s room: 681-53XX (XX = patient’s room number).
Hypertensive disorders (GHTN, PreE w/o SF, PreE with SF, chronic HTN) have special discharge tasks:
- •MyChart gestational hypertension flowsheet
- •Nursing communication: “BP cuff prior to DC”
- •Blood pressure monitor
- •Patient instructions: .HTNPOSTPARTUMREMOTE
Patient instructions (can steal from Hannah):
- •.HCKDCCSECTION
- •.HCKDCCSSPAN
- •.HCKDCSVD
- •.HCKDCSVDSPANISH
Sign the discharge order (… yes at 7 AM if you can). You can sign them even if you don’t know about baby — can always take it out later if there’s an issue.
D/C summaries:
- •Need to be completed within 24–48 hours.
- •Change the date of service at the top to actual day of D/C.