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Nurse Practitioner-Led Heart Failure Education Program, Ruairi Fox
Nurse Practitioner-Led Heart Failure Education Program, Ruairi Fox
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Student Works
Heart failure is a chronic, progressive disease that has a global burden on the healthcare system and on patient’s lives. HF patients who experience a hospital admission are at a greater risk of being readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, impacting healthcare spending costs and patient quality of life. Self-care activities by patients, such as monitoring weight and making lifestyle changes, are the hallmark of outpatient care, and is shown throughout the literature to reduce readmissions and impact patient quality of life. Unfortunately, many patients are either unaware of proper self-care management techniques or find them hard to follow. …
Improving Heart Failure Education Prior To Discharge: An Emmi Implementation Project, Elizabeth Mccord
Improving Heart Failure Education Prior To Discharge: An Emmi Implementation Project, Elizabeth Mccord
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Student Works
Background: Heart failure is one of the leading causes of hospitalizations and increased health care costs in the United States. Many patients are readmitted within 30 days of discharge, resulting in increased costs. Purpose of Capstone Project: The purpose of this capstone project was to improve heart failure education for patients admitted with heart failure to Mercy Medical Center by utilizing Emmi educational videos in order to decrease the risk of hospital readmissions, improve quality of life, and decrease costs. Methods: The project focused on educating nurses about the importance of utilizing the video. It was asked of the nurses …