To see all relevant scales and copy information, please go to https://www.marquette.edu/nursing/hospital-discharge-scales-general.php.
Permission to use the scales for research or clinical practice is granted by the author (Dr. Marianne Weiss). Modification of the scales is NOT permitted. (See Permission to Use statement for more information.) Links to approved translations are provided. Please contact the translator for permission to use the translation. Cite Dr. Marianne Weiss as author of the scale and also cite the translator in any publications.
For more information about the Readiness for Discharge Scales, go to the College of Nursing website.
The Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS) measures patient readiness to return home from the hospital following acute care hospitalization. It is administered on the day of discharge, normally within 4 hours prior to discharge.
There are forms of the RHDS for three patient populations: adult medical-surgical patients, parents of hospitalized children and postpartum mothers.
The RHDS forms are available as patient self-report tools that are completed by the patient and as nurse assessment tools to be completed by the discharging nurse. Long forms of the scales range from 21-29 items. The short forms contain 8 items. (A physician form, similar to the RN assessment form is also available for adult medical-surgical patients).
Scoring rubrics are available at https://www.marquette.edu/nursing/readiness-hospital-discharge-scale.php
Educational Resources
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Family Caregiver Form - Urdu, Marianne E. Weiss and Farah Wasaya
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Chinese Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Yu-Hua Lin
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Indonesian Bahasa Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Azizah Khoiriyati
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Japanese Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Mizuko Sekino
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Korean Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Jeoung Hee Kim
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Portuguese Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Vanessa da Silva Carvalho Vila
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Thai Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Sarinrut Sriprasong
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Form - Urdu Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Ambreen Gowani
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Long Form - Italian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Valentina Bressan
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient - RN Form - Italian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Valentina Bressan
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient - RN Short Form - Persian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Fateme Jafaraghaee
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient - RN Short Form - Turkish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Manar Aslan
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Short Form - French Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Cedric Mabire
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Patient Short Form - Turkish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Sidika Kaya
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Short Form - Arabic Translation, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Adult Short Form - Persian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Fateme Jafaraghaee
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Caregiver for Adult Patient Form - Korean Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Heui-Kyeong Kwon
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Caregiver for an Adult Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Military Adult Patient Form - Korean Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Seun Yonng Joe
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - French Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Anne Sylvie Ramelet
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Indonesian Bahasa Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Suni Hariati
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Japanese Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Kazuyo Uehara
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Norwegian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Elin Hjorth-Johansen
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Persian Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Naiire Salmani
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Spanish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Jenni Baird
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Thai Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Patcharaporn Kaewwimol
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Pediatric Patient Form - Turkish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Burcu Aykanat
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Postpartum Patient Form - Chinese Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Xing Chen
Readiness for Hospital Discharge -Postpartum Patient Form - Polish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Malgorzata Nagorska
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Postpartum Patient Long Form - Spanish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Gabriella Malagon Maldonado
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Postpartum Patient Long Form - Turkish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss and Belgin Akin
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - Postpartum Patient Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - RN Adult Long Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - RN Adult Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - RN Pediatric Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge - RN Pediatric Patient Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - Adult Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - Adult Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - Postpartum Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - RN Postpartum Patient Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - RN Postpartum Patient Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hosptial Discharge - Adult Long Form - Spanish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness for Hosptial Discharge - Adult Short Form - Spanish Translation, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness of Hospital Discharge Scale - MD Adult Short Form - English, Marianne E. Weiss