Question: [1] Jane Is An HCA Who Works On An Inpatient Orthopaedic Unit And Has Worked On This Unit As A Casual For The Past Three Months. Jane Is Participating In A Morning Huddle And Hears About Gladys, A Patient Who Was Admitted Two Days Ago With A Fractured Right Hip That She Sustained When She Slipped On An Icy Patch Outside Her Church. Gladys Lives Alone …

[1] Jane is an HCA who works on an inpatient orthopaedic unit and has worked on this unit as a casual for the past three months. Jane is participating in a morning huddle and hears about Gladys, a patient who was admitted two days ago with a fractured right hip that she sustained when she slipped on an icy patch outside her church. Gladys lives alone in a two level townhome, with a cat. She has one son who lives in town, who re-ports that his mom has lost a lot of weight since her husband passed away six months ago. The team leader reports that Gladys is one day post-op from a right hemiarthroplasty (partial hip replacement); she does not have hip precautions and is weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT). Gladys would like to be discharged home with supports in a week. – What might Jane’s role be with Gladys’ care? How might Jane demonstrate interprofessional communication with the team?