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Case Manager Discharge Planning For Safe Discharge Of Homeless Patients, Melody Jenkins
Case Manager Discharge Planning For Safe Discharge Of Homeless Patients, Melody Jenkins
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
Acute care case managers are continually challenged with the task of identifying discharge barriers and preparing a discharge plan that facilitates successful recovery and healing. Planning a discharge for a patient that is homeless can be extremely challenging. This MSN Nursing project addresses the complex discharge barriers involved in planning a safe discharge for homeless patients. The project goal was to create a Case Management Resource Algorithm that will organize available community resources to meet the social determinants of health deficits to prevent the progression of disease processes, prevent repeat visits to the emergency room, decrease inpatient admissions, as well …