Public Health Emergency Preparedness
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Figure 4. Patient Dispositions From a Clinical Care Algorithm Software Program
That Many Nurse Advice Lines Would Use (Text Description)
| Nurse Advice Line Recommendation |
Pandemic Event Recommendation |
- Homecare
- Provide home/self care
- Instructed in self care
- Information or advice only
- Homecare with follow up PRN
- Homecare with appt in 2 weeks
- Call HCP within 24 hours
- Call or see HCP within 2 weeks
- Call or see HCP within 24 hours
- Call or see HCP within 3 days
- See HCP within 72 hrs
- See HCP within 24 hrs
|
Consider revising these
dispositions as part of community pandemic
influenza response measures; explore alternatives such as increasing homecare guidance to reduce referrals to other HCPs. |
- See HCP within 4 hrs
- Care required within 4 hrs
- Activate EMS 911
- See in ED immediately
|
These dispositions require more immediate action and should continue to be directed to appropriate HCPs; consider specific locations to direct these
patients to. |
PRN= according to need (from the Latin "pro re nata"); HCP=health care provider; EMS=emergency
medical system; ED=emergency department.
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