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Closing The Loop: The Effects Of Scheduling Patients' Follow-Up Prior To Emergency Department Discharge, Jens Hansen
Closing The Loop: The Effects Of Scheduling Patients' Follow-Up Prior To Emergency Department Discharge, Jens Hansen
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
Background: A large percentage of serious medical errors involve miscommunication during the hand-off of patients between medical providers. In addition, care providers do not effectively or completely communicate important information among themselves, to the patient, or to those taking care of the patient at home in a timely fashion. The communication method whether verbal, recorded, or written has proven to be ineffective. As healthcare disparities increase with healthcare complexity, it is important to extrapolate the best evidence based practice and bring these practices to the front line.
Literature Search: A comprehensive literature search using the Cumulative Index to Nursing and …