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Paper instructions:
Identify a clinical problem or issue that you want to explore pertaining to advanced practice nursing care. The clinical problem or issue should apply current evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes in an acute care setting. The clinical problem should focus on the acute care setting and relate to a clinical patient or patients with a cardiovascular (Heart failure) disorder from the AG-ACNP perspective.
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 becoming specialized in HF?
Using the template that is downloaded ,fill in the blanks/answer the question for the 5 sources. The 5 Sources//References is provided below
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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.
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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
