Supplies to bring on a home visit for a patient receiving palliative care

Recommended supplies

Directions to the home, including phone numbers for the patient and caregivers

Contact information

Patient medical records

Template or laptop to document visit

Gloves

Stethoscope

Thermometer

Pulse oximeter

Sphygmomanometer

Otoscope/ophthalmoscope

Sharps container

Prescription pad

Advance Directives forms*

Information sheets/educational materials^¶

Optional supplies

Wound care supplies (bandage scissors, gauze/tape/packing)

Tape measure

Supplies for phlebotomy

Supplies for procedures^Δ

* Examples include Health Care Proxy form, Do Not Resuscitate order, Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment.
¶ These should explain diagnosis and provide information on services provided. They should be available in different languages as needed for your local coverage area.
Δ Examples of procedures that might be performed in the home include joint injections, incision and drainage, straight urinary catherization.

Adapted from: Unwin BK, Tatum PE III. House calls. Am Fam Physician 2011; 83:925.

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Supplies to bring on a home visit for a patient receiving palliative care