Re: transitional care info.
It really depends.
We're told by our rehab admin that the policy of our hospital is x assessments per 24 hour period (we have to have one every 12 hours documented at minimum). They actually want one every eight hours on our documentation, if we can do it.
What this means is that if night shift can't assess their people, then days and evenings must chart an assessment. Some people on evenings will not chart an assessment if nights and days charts one.
I chart my assessment (I work 8s) on everyone I can. I make sure if I cannot, that the patient did have at least two per the protocol. I have talked to other nurses about this, and they all tell me that if they are ever hauled into court, they want proof that the patient was alive at least at one point on their shift.
If they assessed them, and documented it, they have their proof.
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