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Table 2

Example of goals for discharge-ready from medical, nursing, physiotherapy, and occupational perspectives

Goals medicine	Goals physiotherapy	Goals occupational therapy	Goals nursing
The infection markers are decreasing	The patient must have a functioning locomotion	Assessment of the need for occupational therapy must be done and documented in the patient’s journal	Nursing actions have been started based on what is reasonable to achieve during the hospital stay
The hemoglobin level is increasing	The patient should have as independent locomotion as possible in relation to previous abilities and current preconditions	The patient should become as independent as possible in their everyday activities of daily living. A report is done to external caregivers according to the continued plan for everyday activities in daily life and the need of aid	A plan for the follow-up for the nursing actions after discharge must be ready
Afebrile	There should be an assessment and a plan for the external follow-up. The digital planning system for external caregivers must be updated	Adequate aid is safely prescribed or reported to external caregivers for follow-up	The patient and relatives must be informed and involved during the discharge process
The wound heals as expected			The nurses have the final responsibility to certain that the patients have all necessary papers, information, and drugs when being discharged
Test results and vital signs normalizes (expected) or are within the patient’s normal range. Not acute, remaining pathology, is referred further
The patient is symptom-free
The pharmaceutical prescription is updated

Goals medicine	Goals physiotherapy	Goals occupational therapy	Goals nursing
The infection markers are decreasing	The patient must have a functioning locomotion	Assessment of the need for occupational therapy must be done and documented in the patient’s journal	Nursing actions have been started based on what is reasonable to achieve during the hospital stay
The hemoglobin level is increasing	The patient should have as independent locomotion as possible in relation to previous abilities and current preconditions	The patient should become as independent as possible in their everyday activities of daily living. A report is done to external caregivers according to the continued plan for everyday activities in daily life and the need of aid	A plan for the follow-up for the nursing actions after discharge must be ready
Afebrile	There should be an assessment and a plan for the external follow-up. The digital planning system for external caregivers must be updated	Adequate aid is safely prescribed or reported to external caregivers for follow-up	The patient and relatives must be informed and involved during the discharge process
The wound heals as expected			The nurses have the final responsibility to certain that the patients have all necessary papers, information, and drugs when being discharged
Test results and vital signs normalizes (expected) or are within the patient’s normal range. Not acute, remaining pathology, is referred further
The patient is symptom-free
The pharmaceutical prescription is updated

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