1. DISCHARGE PLAN FOR NIITA MWANZA-B-WARD
PRE-ADMISSION PLANNING INTERVENTION EVALUATION
AREAS OF INTEREST
1. Restlessness,
confusional state
and risk of
violence
2. Relative to play an
active role in the
management of
the patient during
and after hospital
stay
• To stabilize the patient as soon as
possible.
• Familiarize the patient to the
ward and hospital environment
• Explain to the family members
the importance of visiting the
patient and their role in the
multidisciplinary team.
• Give the prescribed
medications to calm the
patient down
• Isolate the patient if necessary
when behaviour is
unpredictable
• Give the appropriate
information/timetable of the
ward activities/routines and
visiting hours.
• Patient is relaxed and
calm.
• Not a threat to self,
property and
significant others.
• Relatives well
informed of their
active role in the
management of the
patient.
INTRA-ADMISSION PLANNING INTERVENTION EVALUATION
Areas Of Interest
1. Patient’s
education.
2. Drug monitoring.
3. Family
involvement in the
• Conducting educational sessions
with the pt.
• Ensure patient adheres to the
medication
• Family members actively are
involved in the pt’s care
• Hold frequent sessions with
patient to discuss disease
process, treatment modalities
and its risks and benefits.
This is to foster compliance
and improve insight.
 Patient has
adequate
information about
the disease and its
treatment and takes
medications

2. DISCHARGE PLAN FOR NIITA MWANZA-B-WARD
planning of
patient’s
management.
4. Family counselling
sessions.
• Family members encouraged
to visit patient so that she
feels a sense of belonging.
without problems.
 Family member
are always close to
the patient and
they are also
impacted with the
knowledge on the
disease as well as
drugs ( benefits
and risks)
POST-ADMISSION PLANNING INTERVENTIONS EVALUATION
Areas Of Interest
1. Follow up care
2. Drug compliance
3. Review dates
4. Community based
activities
• To set dates for following
patient.
• To reinforce drug compliance
• Emphasize on review dates
• Attach patient to community
based care centres.
• Plan with the family when to
make the home visit.
• Re-emphasize the importance
drug compliance.
• Explaining the importance of
coming for reviews
• Looking for community
based rehab centres which the
patient can be attached to.
Collaborative approach
and contact stuck with
health care team and
the family to enhance
patient’s stability at
home and community
as a whole.

3. DISCHARGE PLAN FOR NIITA MWANZA-B-WARD