Standardizing Multidisciplinary Discharge Planning Rounds to Improve Patient Perceptions of Care Transitions.

J Nurs Adm

Author Affiliations: Nursing Instructor (Ms Bumpas), Tarleton State University School of Nursing, Stephenville, and ICU Registered Nurse, Lake Granbury Medical Center, Granbury, Texas; and Professor (Dr Copeland), Adult Health Department, University of South Alabama College of Nursing, and Inservice Specialist, University Health Children's and Women's Hospital, Mobile, Alabama.

Published: February 2021

Patients' satisfaction with care transitions is low, especially when it comes to understanding their care when discharged home from the hospital. Therefore, a quality improvement effort was initiated with the aim of improving patients' satisfaction with care transitions. Specific goals of the project were to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients, increase patient satisfaction, and enhance patient education by standardizing multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000977DOI Listing

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