1.
Medsurg Nurs
; 26(2): 119-23, 2017 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30304593
ABSTRACT
This quality improvement project focused on improving patient education and patient satisfaction, and reducing all-cause 30-day readmissions. A 72-hour discharge follow-up telephone call was completed in patients discharged home with diagnosis of stroke.
Subject(s)
Medical-Surgical Nursing/standards , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Stroke Rehabilitation/standards , Stroke/nursing , Transitional Care/standards , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
2.
Medsurg Nurs
; 25(6): 403-7, 422, 2016 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30304606
ABSTRACT
A quality improvement project to reduce 30-day readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is described. A telephone assessment using the Medical Research Council Scale was completed within the first 5 days after discharge in patients with a diagnosis of COPD to evaluate dyspnea level.
