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Benchmark Project On Interactive Education Class For Osteoporosis Patients, Adrienne N. Johns
Benchmark Project On Interactive Education Class For Osteoporosis Patients, Adrienne N. Johns
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Research project focusing on providing patients that have been diagnosed with osteoporosis with an non-traditional interactive educational opportunity to better their health and improve quality of life.
Opioid Education Program, Cynthia De Atley
Opioid Education Program, Cynthia De Atley
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Pain management has become a challenging field both for the patients, their families, and providers. The rise of the opioid crisis has made the availability of opioids limited, even for those patients who truly need the life changing medications. Nurses, physicians, and administrators play a vital role in patient education and the education regarding the importance of using opioids safely. Lack of patient education regarding the use, misuse, and side effects of opioids can lead to potential injuries, overdose, and even death.
Providing patients with an educational program would greatly decrease their risk of misuse and abuse of opioids. During …
Patient Controlled Fluid Restriction Monitoring, Christina Tindel
Patient Controlled Fluid Restriction Monitoring, Christina Tindel
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Patients are often placed under non-pharmacologic orders such as fluid restrictions during their hospital stay. The following article will discuss a plan to implement a change to have patients take a more active role in their plan of care by being the main ones to monitor their fluid intake.
Structured Discharge Education: A Benchmark Study, Michaela E. Place
Structured Discharge Education: A Benchmark Study, Michaela E. Place
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Patient satisfaction is a topic of interest in many clinical settings. There are many ways healthcare providers can attempt to promote patient satisfaction. One of the most important is to ensure comprehensive discharge instructions are given to patients, especially in the emergency department (ED). One particular study found that in patients discharged from the emergency department, approximately one-fifth experience negative health-related issues that result in readmission or return visits to the ED in the month post-discharge (Campione, Smith & Mardon, 2017). “To reduce the readmission rate, various discharge planning and patient education programs have been provided to the patients preparing …