Date
of Last Review 6/6/07
SME: Medical Director
To ensure quality patient care, core disciplines assess each patient admitted
to the hospital within designated timeframes.
The following table identifies when each discipline assesses the patient upon admission:
Discipline |
When |
Registered nurse |
Within 8 hours. Re-attempts to assess the patient must occur every 24 hours after the initial attempt until the assessment is complete or patient discharges. |
Physician |
Within 24 hours. Re-attempts to assess the patient must occur every 24 hours after the initial attempt until the assessment is complete or patient discharges. |
Social service clinician |
Within 72 hours of admission. Re-attempts to assess the patient must occur every 72 hours after the initial attempt until the assessment is complete or patient discharges. If the patient is discharged prior to 72 hours, the completion of an assessment is not necessary. |
The discipline specific progress note is used to document initial and attempts to complete the assessment process.
The physician and treatment team must consider the identified critical assessment trigger areas that are reflected on the multidisciplinary problem aggregate for inclusion in the Master Treatment Plan.
Specific assessment instructions for each discipline may be found in the discipline-specific assessment procedures.
The Joint Commission : Provision of Care
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