Before you connect

  • Identify the ordering clinician, home health agency and person coordinating the wound plan.
  • Clarify who provides clinical assessment, routine nursing visits, dressing care and supplies.
  • Keep current orders and relevant wound updates available to the clinicians involved.
  • Establish a direct contact for new concerns or questions about the plan.
  • Review responsibilities again after hospitalization, a treatment change or a move between care settings.