Domain 02: Analysis, Interpretation, and PlanningDifficulty 2/5
When should discharge planning begin?
- AAt the final session, once the client's outcomes have been measured
- BAt the evaluation, because the expected discharge setting shapes the plan
- CAt the midpoint of the episode, once progress can be estimated reliably
- DWhen the payer requests a discharge date for authorisation purposes
Show answer and rationale
Correct: B. The expected discharge environment determines which occupations and skills are worth training, so it belongs in the plan from the evaluation onward.
- C — Waiting until midpoint wastes sessions on skills that may not transfer.
- D — Payer timing is administrative rather than clinical.
- A — Planning at the end leaves no time to train what the environment requires.