Abstract

The discharge center at a local hospital opened with a goal to assist with the patient discharge process by asking nurses to discharge clients from nursing units to the center. This 800 -bed facility has expanded in the past few years and is currently adjusting to a growing community. The center opened with no outlined plan or protocol in place to guide staff in determining how patients would be assigned to the center. The initial plan was to only allow patients who were discharged to home from the intermediate care nursing units because these areas are utilized most heavily in the facility. Nursing administration quickly learned that this plan limited the impact on assisting a large population of patients.

Demica Williams

Author Details

Demica Williams, DNP, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Gamma Eta

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Process, Collaboration, Throughput

Advisor

Coleman, Jennifer

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Samford University

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-07-17

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