Thursday, August 25, 2011

Prognosis

The education continues (always).  I guess I understand the need for prognosis, but really, even with a good sense of discernment and observation, I am wrong often enough in my predictions to give me pause.  After all, my own prognosis changes from day to day.

Monday I wrote a treatment plan
For someone who left treatment
Later that day.
Yesterday
I wrote the discharge summary,
Including the prognosis.
At dinner one of the counselors said
He wished we could discharge
In three sentences:
He left.
He did (well/ not so well/poorly)
In treatment.
We expect (good/not so good/disastrous) things
In the future.
He said
That should be enough.
Really
That should be enough.

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