Patient checklist
Discharge Checklist
First days at home
Discharge is not the end of recovery. If hospital instructions differ, follow those.
- Prescriptions, wound-care instructions, and follow-up appointment received
- Emergency number / clinic contact saved
- I understand pain-medicine timing — I do not have to endure pain
- Short walk plan (several times daily)
- Wound: hand washing and dressing changes as instructed
- Fluid + fiber / nutrition plan clear
- Constipation plan discussed (water, fiber, softener if needed)
- I know lifting / sport / driving limits
- Clear path for fever, rising pain, vomiting, bleeding