The patient has been in the hospital for 12 days.The nurse meets with the physical therapist,the case manager,the nutritionist,and other members of the team to discuss his progress and readiness to go home.This type of multidisciplinary meeting often is called:

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A discharge planning conference often involves members of all disciplines (e.g.,nursing,medicine,social work,physical therapy,dietary),who meet to discuss the patient's progress toward established discharge goals.
Common reports given by nurses include change-of-shift (handoff)reports,telephone reports,transfer reports,and incident reports,while a physician or health care provider sometimes calls a nursing unit to receive a verbal report on critical test results,a patient's condition,and progress.

The Patient Has Been in the Hospital for 12 Days