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Safe discharge planning and care transitions for ward nurses and nurse educators

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for registered nurses. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why discharge is a safety moment · 7 min

    Before you begin · Friday, three o'clock on Ward 7 · What makes a discharge safe

  • Lesson 2: Plan from admission and reconcile medicines · 6 min

    Start on day one · Medicines at discharge · Put it in order

  • Lesson 3: Coordinating support · 6 min

    Who needs what · Triage the situations · Check

  • Lesson 4: Teach-back and home-going instructions · 6 min

    Teach-back · Written instructions that work · Match the warning sign

  • Lesson 5: Grey areas, transfers and speaking up · 6 min

    Scenario · Scenario · Who to tell

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 4 min

    Practice · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At ward induction, when discharge processes change, and annually.

Registered nurses, care coordinators and discharge liaison staff on hospital wards, and nurses in care homes receiving transfers; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Clinical education contact
  • Local policy link
  • Incident reporting route
  • Escalation route
  • Regulator and standards
  • LMS or record system
  • Discharge policy link
  • Post discharge contact
  • Transfer handover contact
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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