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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"care transition"”.
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Exploring Camper Perspectives on Health Care Transition Programming Offered Through Medical Specialty Camps
Planned health care transition from pediatric to adult health care is necessary for adolescents and young adults with chronic diagnoses to have positive health outcomes. Medical specialty camps offer an opportunity for campers to connect with others who have similar conditions, learn about their …
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Implementing Change to Decrease the Re-admission Rate for Clients of a Care Transition Program
… change to decrease readmission for clients in a care transition program, thereby improving quality of life. This care transition program aids with the transition from hospital to home for adults. The microsystem is composed of public health nurses, volunteers, student interns, supervisors, and an …
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Hospital-to-home care transition for dementia patients and family caregivers : discharge planning and decision-making experience of family caregivers
Hospital-to-home transitions for persons living with dementia (PLWD) are critical periods that often expose family caregivers (FCGs) to significant decisional, informational, and emotional challenges. This dissertation explored the discharge planning and decision-making experiences of culturally …
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Health Care Transitions in Sickle Cell Disease
<p>Over the past three decades, advances in the care for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have increased their life expectancy and necessitated their transition to adult health care. However, there is a limited understating of health care transition in SCD and the impact it has on outcomes …
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Exploring the experience of sexuality and gender during the healthcare transition of the youth with Cerebral Palsy
Background: Transition from the pediatric to adult health care system is an important phase of healthcare for youth with cerebral palsy (CP). Sexuality and gender are two very important components of health that are mostly ignored in the healthcare transition process. It is possible that health …
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Experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors during cancer treatment transition from oncology teams to primary care providers teams
Cancer care for cancer survivors in treatment transition is fragmented. This phenomenological study explored experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors in treatment transition. Patient and nurse participants were recruited by purposive sampling for individual semi-structured interview. …
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Recommendation For A Best Practice Model of Hiv Management by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In Primary Care Settings
… programs, the Ryan White Treatment Program, Medicare, and Medicaid, provide funding for the majority of HIV-infected persons in specialty clinics but often cannot be applied to primary care. South Carolina has increased rates of HIV among females, minority races, and residents of rural areas, …
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Utilization of a transitional care team for medication reconciliation in geriatric primary care
… available to demonstrate the benefits of using a transition of care (TOC) team for timely, appropriate medication reconciliation (MR) utilizing multiple intervention modalities. Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project attempted to determine if the implementation of a TOC team utilizing a …
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Optimising medicine reconciliation at the healthcare interface
��Keywords: Medicine/ medication reconciliation, care transition, pharmacist service, discharge communication, medication discrepancies, health interface Background: Medicine reconciliation (MR) is the process of obtaining and maintaining an accurate, detailed list of all medicines taken by a …
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Technology versus Touch: Targeting Heart Failure Self-Care in Older Adults
… in technology and treatment modalities. Healthcare costs are projected to rise from $31 billion in 2012 to $70 billion by 2030. Telemonitoring (“technology”) allows self-monitoring of daily weight, blood pressure, and clinical symptoms. Remote access to patient data facilitates communication …
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Curriculum renewal in acute care: a South African based study for returning Cuban-trained students
Background: Emergency Care plays an integral role in Universal Health Coverage (UHC), yet several limitations have been identified in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), one of which is the lack of dedicated, integrated curricula. In 1996 the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro (NMFC) student program …
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An Analytics Approach To Reducing Hospital Readmission
… sources of waste in the Unites States health care systems is preventable hospital readmission. About 2.3 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are re-hospitalized within 30 days after discharge which incurs an annual cost of $17 billion. However, it is reported by the Medicare Payment …
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Decreasing 30-Day Readmission Rates In Patients With Heart Failure
… optimization remains a challenge for health care providers. The initiation of self-care is a multifaceted process which has been proven effective in reducing hospital readmission and mortality rates. Research supports optimization of care during hospitalization with definitive transition of …
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Transition to Community College: The Journey of Adult Basic Education English Learners from Non-Credit to Credit Programs
This phenomenological study examined the transition of a group of adult English language learners from an Adult Basic Education program to a community college. The purpose of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of the driving forces of Adult Basic Education English language learners who …
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Assessing Knowledge of Heart Failure Education in Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Throughout the Transition of Care Period in the Rural Health Setting
… and nurse practitioners, such that improved transition of care for patients in the rural health setting can occur.
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Standardizing the Transition to Practice for Advanced Practice Providers in Critical Care
Background: There is a lack of transitional support for new hire advanced practice providers (APPs), especially within the critical care sector of healthcare which is leading to increased burnout, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, and a lack of confidence as a new provider. Purpose: The purpose of …
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Transition or transfer? An experiential perspective on moving from paediatric to adult cancer services
… of childhood cancer, their parents, health care professionals (HCPs), and case note documentation, of the process of transition from paediatric to adult cancer services. A qualitative, collective case study approach (Stake, 1995), informed by a constructivist-interpretive position, allowed …