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The focus of this Evidence-Based Practice: is annotated Bibliography assignment is to provide a synopsis of peer-reviewed research articles you have chosen to use in your evidence-based practice which are relevant to your identified clinical problem.
My problem: There are too much HF education and to little follow up once a patient is discharge from the hospital. About half of the HF patient population will die in the next 5 years and about 30 % of them is readmitted to the hospital in 30 days to 6 months. What to do to stop them? Is home based care the key to have them stay home with home healthcare services more specialist?
References/sources are below to use.
To complete this assignment:
1. Sources: Use the GCU Library to perform a search for peer-reviewed research articles related to the identified problem. Select resources which focus on and which will strongly support improving patient outcomes. Select upto 12 qualitative or quantitative peer-reviewed primary research articles published within the last 5 years. You may use articles from both peer-reviewed nursing-specific and health care journals; however, a minimum of half of the articles selected must originate from a peer-reviewed nursing journal.
2. Summary: In your own words, write a summary of three to five sentences and/or an evaluation of each of the sources in terms of how each source you have selected will assist you in organizing, developing, and presenting your final evidence-based paper. Each source summary should mention the thesis of the work and how this work is important for your argument within the overall paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide
References:
Baroni, L. J., Hughes, B. H., & Wahba, G. A. (2015). Effect of continuous education on readmission rates for CHF patients. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/research_scholarship_symposium/2015/poster_presentations/38/
Carpenter, J. E. (2015). Improving congestive heart failure care with a clinical decision unit. Nursing Economic$, 33(5), 255-262. doi:
De Vleminck, A., Pardon, K., Beernaert, K., Deschepper, R., Houttekier, D., Van Audenhove, C., ... & Vander Stichele, R. (2014). Barriers to advance care planning in cancer, heart failure and dementia patients: a focus group study on general practitioners' views and experiences. PloS one, 9(1), e84905. doi:
Gosselin, J., Hanson, J., Kapadia, S., Lin, M., Nash, B., Neill, L., & Tran, C. (2014). Congestive heart failure patient education intervention to address 30 day CHF readmission. doi:
Hobbs, J. K. (2016). CNE SERIES. Reducing hospital readmission rates in patients with heart failure. MedSurg Nursing, 25(3). doi:
Jurgens, C. Y., Goodlin, S., Dolansky, M., Ahmed, A., Fonarow, G. C., Boxer, R., ... & Fleg, J. L. (2015). Heart failure management in skilled nursing facilities. Circulation: Heart Failure, 8(3), 655-687. doi:
McHugh, M. D., & Ma, C. (2013). Hospital nursing and 30-day readmissions among Medicare patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia. Medical Care, 51(1), 52. doi:
Kripalani, S., Theobald, C. N., Anctil, B., & Vasilevskis, E. E. (2014). Reducing Hospital Readmission: Current Strategies and Future Directions. Annual Review of Medicine, 65, 471–485. http://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-med-022613-090415
Banoff, K. M., Milner, K., Rimar, J., Greer, A. E., & Canavan, M. (2016). Assessment of a Novel Tool for Identifying Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure At Risk for 30-Day Readmission, High Cost, And Longer Length of Stay. Nursing Economic$, 34(4), 172-181.
House, M. (2016). Cardiac Medicine 30-Day Readmission Reduction Strategies: Do Improved Discharge Transitions Decrease Readmissions. MEDSURG Nursing, 25(4), 251-254.
Hoffman, R., & Whitton, A. (2013). A Partnership of a Hospital Based Heart Failure Program and Home Health Care Agency to Reduce 30-day Readmissions. Heart & Lung, 42(4), 303. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.0
Mortara, A., Pinna, G. D., Johnson, P., Maestri, R., Capomolla, S., Rovere, M. L., & ... Sleight, P. (2009). Home telemonitoring in heart failure patients: the HHH study (Home or Hospital in Heart Failure). European Journal Of Heart Failure, 11(3), 312-318. doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp022
