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The Impact Of Self-Care Education On Heart Failure Patients With A High Risk For Readmission, Neil Williams Ii
The Impact Of Self-Care Education On Heart Failure Patients With A High Risk For Readmission, Neil Williams Ii
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this Capstone Project study was to answer the question: Does self-care education improve knowledge and decrease 30 day readmission rates in a class of heart failure patients that are at high risk for exacerbation? The study used a randomized control design with a pre-test/post-test. A convenience sample of 50 African Americans diagnosed with heart failure were entered; control group (n=25) and experimental group (n=25). Both groups received the Heart failure Pre/Post Test developed by the researcher during the initial interview and four weeks post discharge. The experimental group received a phone call weekly over the four weeks …
Early Home Visits By A Registered Nurse Care Manager With Heart Failure Patients, Dana Davis Blake
Early Home Visits By A Registered Nurse Care Manager With Heart Failure Patients, Dana Davis Blake
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
Strategies focused on 30 days in the life of a patient with heart failure will have limited impact on the burden that heart failure will have nationally or individually. The broader landscape of readmission risk underscores the need for a more comprehensive approach to heart failure management. Care management with a registered nurse demonstrated efficiently coordinate care. Home visits address the peaks of risk in the post-discharge transition and palliative phase while providing longitudinal support. The purpose of this study is to substantiate that early home visits and telephone followup with a registered nurse after discharge from the hospital will …