Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness
Author
Flores, Lori
Abstract
Post intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a recently recognized condition of a group of
physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional impairments affecting patients recovering from critical illness. As a new disorder, PICS is not a familiar diagnosis in primary care and therefore, patients likely to experience PICS should attend a transitional care visit in an intensive care recovery clinic able to offer resources for recovery to improve patient outcomes. Visit attendance rates in this population lag comparable clinic attendance. A brochure was determined to be an instrumental tool for distributing PICS information, clinic availability, and contact information. Nurse-led education sessions with patients prior to hospital discharge combined with clinic brochure distribution increased clinic attendance 7.8% and decreased the clinic no- show rate 20% compared to historical clinic attendance rates in a four-month project time frame.
Date
2020-04-26
Citation:
APA:
Flores, Lori.
(April 2020).
Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness
(DNP Scholarly Project, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8397.)
MLA:
Flores, Lori.
Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness.
DNP Scholarly Project. East Carolina University,
April 2020. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8397.
October 03, 2023.
Chicago:
Flores, Lori,
“Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness”
(DNP Scholarly Project., East Carolina University,
April 2020).
AMA:
Flores, Lori.
Improving Transitions of Care after Critical Illness
[DNP Scholarly Project]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
April 2020.
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