Other Titles

Best Practices in Medication Management

Abstract

NP-led transitional care medical house call helps reduce polypharmacy in homebound senior population during transition from higher level of care to home. The NP visit also addresses point-of-care challenges such as delay in PCP visits therefore need for prescriptions, and multiple co-morbidity therefore high risk for readmission.

Author Details

Ron Billano Ordona, MSN, RN, FNP, College of Health Sciences

Sigma Membership

Mu Gamma at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

NP-led Medical House Call, Readmission Reduction, Transitions of Care

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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NP-led medical house call in transition of care reduces polypharmacy

Melbourne, Australia

NP-led transitional care medical house call helps reduce polypharmacy in homebound senior population during transition from higher level of care to home. The NP visit also addresses point-of-care challenges such as delay in PCP visits therefore need for prescriptions, and multiple co-morbidity therefore high risk for readmission.