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Discharge Checklist To Enhance Rn Role And Prevent Unnecessary Readmissions, Rachel Keene
Discharge Checklist To Enhance Rn Role And Prevent Unnecessary Readmissions, Rachel Keene
Rachel Keene, RN, MSN
Discharge is included in every patient's plan of care. It is considered a basic procedure but, without a clear definition of each provider's responsibilities during discharge, duplication of tasks and errors of omission occur (Byrnes et al., 2009; Gawande, 2009). On a medical unit in a Silicon Valley hospital, RNs (Registered Nurse) are often inundated with auxiliary tasks in the hours before discharge. This is partly due to their proximity to the patient, but is mainly from the lack of a standard RN discharge procedure. Such norms jeopardize the RN's ability to provide care and can increase hospital readmissions (Jack …
Improving The Preparedness Of Discharge Education For Patients On The Bone And Joint Center, Angela Moscho
Improving The Preparedness Of Discharge Education For Patients On The Bone And Joint Center, Angela Moscho
Nursing Posters
To improve discharge education in order to increase the percent of overall discharge and patient satisfaction in relation to being discharged.
Evaluating Discharge Readiness Of Patients At A Primary Stroke Center, Amanda Green
Evaluating Discharge Readiness Of Patients At A Primary Stroke Center, Amanda Green
DNP Projects
The diagnosis of stroke is very prevalent in healthcare and it is estimated that someone in the United States suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009). In order to optimally prepare these patients for discharge and improve patient outcomes, it is important to understand the needs of the patient and caregiver and to meet these needs. In order to evaluate this, the focus of this project was to evaluate the discharge readiness of patients at a primary stroke center. “Discharge Needs of the Stroke Patient and Caregiver” focuses on a review of the literature in order …