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Nursing And Caregiver Satisfaction And The Implementation Of A Discharge Education Roadmap For Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients., Sable Iglesias
Nursing And Caregiver Satisfaction And The Implementation Of A Discharge Education Roadmap For Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients., Sable Iglesias
Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers
The initial diagnosis of a pediatric cancer is a stressful and overwhelming experience. During this time, distressed caregivers are expected to learn about the diagnosis, treatment plan, and how to care for their child at home. Simultaneously, parental reactions to a new cancer diagnosis often make learning a difficult process. The discharge education process is often a responsibility of the nursing staff. However, there are currently no evidence-based, systematic guidelines to direct the discharge education process of newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients. Consequently, there is a lack of standardization across institutions, resulting in considerable variability in content provided in teaching …
Improving Caregiver Coping And Reducing Recidivism With A Pediatric Burn Discharge Education Toolkit., Lindsay Hack
Improving Caregiver Coping And Reducing Recidivism With A Pediatric Burn Discharge Education Toolkit., Lindsay Hack
Doctor of Nursing Practice Papers
In 2015, 4,506 children from 0-19 years of age were hospitalized with burn injuries in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). From 2013-2014, 325 out of 11,940 pediatric burn patients discharged from US facilities had unscheduled readmissions within 30 days (Wheeler et al., 2018). Adequate discharge education and quality of transitions from hospital to home will help prevent negative health outcomes and readmissions (Braet, Weltens, Bruyneel, & Sermeus, 2016). In this quality improvement project, caregivers of pediatric burn patients were assessed on their day of discharge with the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS)- Parent Form …