ABSTRACT
A multi-site descriptive retrospective study of physiologic, demographic, and psychosocial factors associated with 30-day readmissions for heart failure was conducted in six Magnet-designated hospitals. Results can be used to plan effective nursing interventions to target readmitted patients.
Subject(s)
Heart Failure/epidemiology , Patient Readmission/statistics & numerical data , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , New Jersey/epidemiology , Retrospective StudiesSubject(s)
Benchmarking/organization & administration , Hospital Shared Services/organization & administration , Nursing Research/organization & administration , Nursing Staff, Hospital/organization & administration , Nursing, Supervisory/standards , Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration , American Nurses' Association , Benchmarking/methods , Benchmarking/standards , Cooperative Behavior , Hospital Shared Services/trends , Humans , Interinstitutional Relations , Interprofessional Relations , Leadership , New Jersey , Nursing Research/standards , Nursing Staff, Hospital/standards , Nursing Staff, Hospital/trends , Nursing, Supervisory/trends , Organizational Case Studies , Quality Assurance, Health Care/methods , Quality Assurance, Health Care/standards , United StatesABSTRACT
At St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey, implementation of the Relationship-Based Care (RBC) model of care delivery and enculturation of the philosophy of care embodied in Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring (Watson, 2007) improved patient outcomes and supported quality nursing care across the continuum of care in our organization. The ability of staff nurses to create an atmosphere of professional inquiry that places patients and families at the center of practice supported implementation of RBC in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
