Transitions in Care From Acute Care Telemetry Unit to Home: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

10-2018

Abstract

The article reports on a study that used the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Model for Improvement as framework to guide the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of an evidence-based practice quality improvement project. The six steps of the model were mentioned. The seven-day follow-up appointment based practices questionnaire is shown. The outcomes of appointments scheduled, kept appointments, and readmissions before and after change implementation were compared.

DOI

10.4037/ccn2018217

PMID

30275067

Publication

Critical Care Nurse

Volume

38

Issue

5

Publisher

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Pages

77-80

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