Effective discharge education using the teach-back method
Emergency department providers frequently manage non-acute health issues, which could be more effectively addressed in other healthcare settings. This trend is evident in the…
Patient Flow
Implementation of a discharge lounge
Patient throughput from the emergency department (ED) to time of discharge remains a national priority across healthcare systems. Efficient patient flow helps to ensure…
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they perceive as…
How to balance a bed shortage
Bed shortages remain a concern in hospitals across the country. For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Washington’s larger hospitals and tertiary centers…
Discharge hospitality center
Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical equipment (DME).…
Telephone triage nursing: When patients call
Role, training, and process Telehealth refers to a range of disciplines (including medicine, radiology, and nursing) that provide health services via electronic information and…
Discharge planning assessment tool
Hospital discharge delay, defined as more than 2 hours from the time of a written order, can negatively impact patients and hospitals. In addition…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare system. Ongoing…
Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues
As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. Some systems have resorted…
Standardizing handoff communication
Although adverse events can occur anytime during hospitalization, handoff communication is often the cause of avoidable adverse events. Miscommunication, care continuity disruption, critical data…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an acute care…
The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0
The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 (BMAT 2.0) addresses immobility using a simple functional assessment and selection of appropriate equipment to safely mobilize the…
Effective discharge education using the teach-back method
Emergency department providers frequently manage non-acute health issues, which could be more effectively addressed in other healthcare settings. This trend is evident…
Implementation of a discharge lounge
Patient throughput from the emergency department (ED) to time of discharge remains a national priority across healthcare systems. Efficient patient flow helps…
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they…
How to balance a bed shortage
Bed shortages remain a concern in hospitals across the country. For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Washington’s larger hospitals and…
Discharge hospitality center
Patients ready for discharge frequently remain in their rooms for various reasons, such as waiting for transportation, outpatient medications, and durable medical…
Telephone triage nursing: When patients call
Role, training, and process Telehealth refers to a range of disciplines (including medicine, radiology, and nursing) that provide health services via electronic…
Discharge planning assessment tool
Hospital discharge delay, defined as more than 2 hours from the time of a written order, can negatively impact patients and hospitals.…
Early patient mobility
Nurses have carried the world through a pandemic and continue to experience the stressors of a staffing crisis and an overburdened healthcare…
Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues
As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. Some systems…
Standardizing handoff communication
Although adverse events can occur anytime during hospitalization, handoff communication is often the cause of avoidable adverse events. Miscommunication, care continuity disruption,…
Discharge unit efficiency
A dedicated discharge unit decreases length of stay and improves ED treat and admit times. Takeaways: Implementing a discharge unit in an…
The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0
The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool 2.0 (BMAT 2.0) addresses immobility using a simple functional assessment and selection of appropriate equipment to safely…
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