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Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2022
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2022
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Potentially avoidable nursing home-to-hospital transfers can cause harm to vulnerable residents and are costly (McCarthy et al., 2020). Nursing homes (NH) with an effective hospital transfer prevention program (HTPP) have been shown to keep residents safe, improve health outcomes, and control healthcare expenditures (McCarthy et al., 2020). Studies have shown that many hospital transfers can be avoided with evidence-based interventions (Ouslander et al., 2014).
Aim
This program evaluation aims to examine the current HTPP at a nursing facility in South Florida to determine its effectiveness in decreasing hospital transfers by evaluating the use of the interventions in place and the number of hospital transfers each quarter in one year.
Potentially avoidable nursing home-to-hospital transfers can cause harm to vulnerable residents and are costly (McCarthy et al., 2020). Nursing homes (NH) with an effective hospital transfer prevention program (HTPP) have been shown to keep residents safe, improve health outcomes, and control healthcare expenditures (McCarthy et al., 2020). Studies have shown that many hospital transfers can be avoided with evidence-based interventions (Ouslander et al., 2014).
Aim
This program evaluation aims to examine the current HTPP at a nursing facility in South Florida to determine its effectiveness in decreasing hospital transfers by evaluating the use of the interventions in place and the number of hospital transfers each quarter in one year.
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27 p.
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faudnp000058
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Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
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2022
Date Created Backup
2022
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2022
Date Created (EDTF)
2022
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2022
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
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Mitchell, Laverne
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27 p.
Title Plain
Evaluation of a Nursing Home Hospital Transfer Prevention Program
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2022
2022
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Title
Evaluation of a Nursing Home Hospital Transfer Prevention Program
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Evaluation of a Nursing Home Hospital Transfer Prevention Program