Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Other
First Advisor
Cooke, Marcia
Second Advisor
Tanzillo, Tanya
Third Advisor
Goetz, Beth
Degree Name
DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
Department
School of Nursing
Abstract
Background: Despite decades of strategic initiatives, all-cause 30-day heart failure readmissions remain greater than 20% nationwide. Issues with medications post-discharge increases the risk of 30-day readmissions.
Local Problem: Heart failure readmission rates within 30 days of discharge remain above the organizational benchmark.
Methods: Quality improvement project utilizing pre- and post-evaluation readmission data from a convenience sample of hospitalized adult heart failure patients.
Interventions: A follow-up phone call from a nurse within 72 hours of hospital discharge to perform medication reconciliation.
Results: Thirty-day readmissions for heart failure in the project population were no different from the hospital population as there was no statistical significance in 30-day readmissions for heart failure. There was practical and clinical significance considering the improvement the intervention made in patients’ lives.
Conclusions: Medication reconciliation performed by a nurse post-hospital discharge can identify and correct discrepancies early on preventing worsening morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmission in the heart failure population.
Recommended Citation
Fill, Karolee, "Providing Medication Reconciliation through a Post-discharge Follow-up Phone Call to Prevent 30-day Readmissions for Heart Failure" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 1.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/nursinghealthstudies-doctornursingpractice/1
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
