Abstract
Avoidable hospitalizations of hospice patients cost Medicare $3 billion a year. When hospice nurses are able to identify early signs and symptoms of acute illness and provide appropriate interventions to prevent such admissions, 20-60% of the hospitalizations are preventable. The practice problem addressed in this quality improvement doctor of nursing project was the 30% hospital admission rate of hospice patients as evidenced by chart review, admission data, and revocation data. The first purpose of the project was to identify evidence-based nursing care paths in the literature for the top 5 medical diagnoses related to avoidable hospital admissions. The second purpose was to develop an educational curriculum to educate the staff on the care paths with a pretest/posttest to assess knowledge gained from the education.
Sigma Membership
Phi Nu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Clinical Practice Guideline(s)
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Hospice Nurses, Patient Care Improvement, End of Life Care
Advisor
Joan Moon
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Walden University
Degree Year
2016
Recommended Citation
Mims, Alkeisha H., "An educational initiative to prevent unnecessary hospitalization for hospice patients" (2020). Dissertations. 541.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/541
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-12-11
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10254449; ProQuest document ID: 1870623601. The author still retains copyright.