If the nurses staff is available they stop by to lend support and visit about patient caregivers own feelings. Our weekend on-call one nurse is designated primary each day. We also have one social worker on-call all weekend. She makes visits at the Hospital for hospice patients and prospective intakes. We do not have a social worker on-call during the week.
Nurses report off each day on changes in patient conditions.
On care nurse picks up this report and reports off again in the morning. Nurses listen to report in the morning. Others can also access report to be updated. We developed protocols and standing orders. Involved MD's-staff nurses.