Nursing · Discharge letter · Task 1

Home support after hip replacement

You are a nurse on the orthopaedic ward at Fairford Hospital. Today is 24 September 2026. Using the case notes, write a discharge letter to Ms Priya Sen, Community Nursing Coordinator, Willow Community Service, 8 Alder Road, Fairford. Request the first home visit tomorrow and explain the wound, medicines and communication needs. Write approximately 180-200 words in the body of your letter.

Patient: Eleanor Moss, born 12 February 1952

Case notes

• N01Patient: Eleanor Moss; lives alone in ground-floor flat; daughter visits evenings; prefers written morning visit time.
• N02Background: left hip replacement 17 September 2026; discharged home today after physiotherapy assessment.
• N03Current: walking with frame; assistance required for lower-body dressing; wound dry; dressing intact; pain controlled on the discharge regimen.
• N04Plan from ward team: community nurse visit 25 September for wound review and medication-list check; follow supplied wound plan; do not change medicines.
• N05Teaching: can describe transfer technique; cannot read small print on medicine labels; large-print list supplied but understanding not yet checked.
• N06Coordination: daughter cannot attend morning visits; patient consents to daughter receiving appointment information; transport home arranged.
• N07Follow-up: orthopaedic clinic 1 October; hospital team remains contact for concerns under discharge plan.
• N08Other: retired library assistant; enjoys historical novels; television repaired during admission.