Other Titles
Promoting Clinical Outcomes in the Cardiac Patient
Abstract
Readmissions for patients with heart failure are an ongoing concern for hospitals, healthcare policymakers, patients, and families. Clinicians must provide care that is safe and focuses on quality. This presentation will discuss an evidence-based discharge checklist used to reduce 30-day readmissions for patients with heart failure.
Sigma Membership
Nu Beta at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, Maryland, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Heart Failure, Checklist, Readmission
Recommended Citation
Giscombe, Susan; Baptiste, Diana Lyn; and Holley, Melissa Jones, "Implementation of an evidence-based practice checklist to reduce 30-day readmission for patients with heart failure" (2017). INRC (Congress). 330.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/presentations_2017/330
Conference Name
28th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Dublin, Ireland
Conference Year
2017
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Implementation of an evidence-based practice checklist to reduce 30-day readmission for patients with heart failure
Dublin, Ireland
Readmissions for patients with heart failure are an ongoing concern for hospitals, healthcare policymakers, patients, and families. Clinicians must provide care that is safe and focuses on quality. This presentation will discuss an evidence-based discharge checklist used to reduce 30-day readmissions for patients with heart failure.