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Patient Education Initiative Aimed at Reducing Postoperative Complications

dc.contributor.advisorMarshburn, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorSnowten, Arrian
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate Nursing Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-26T13:33:56Z
dc.date.available2022-04-26T13:33:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-21
dc.description.abstractImproving patient outcomes through evidence-based research and delivering high-quality care is a goal of many local, state, and federal regulatory agencies that monitor healthcare systems. Patient safety is considered a national priority which requires team building and therapeutic relationships between the provider, patient, and families. Patient education is just one of the many ways to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and form productive therapeutic relationships. A nurse-led education initiative was implemented to assess patient health literacy in a group of robotic-assisted urological surgery patients to reduce postoperative complications. Improvement was measured by a postoperative follow-up phone call within seven days of discharge. This quality improvement project focused on cost reduction, individualized teaching opportunities, and complication prevention. The project findings supported that preventing a complication was beneficial to the patient and the organization because it could reduce the length of hospital stay, decrease cost, and improve patient satisfaction.en_US
dc.description.degreeD.N.P.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSnowten.A.B.(2022). Instructions for uploading to The Scholarship. [Doctor of Nursing Practice project report, East Carolina University College of Nursing]. The Scholarship. End Citation: (snowten, 2022). Narrative Citation: Snowten (2022en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10580
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjecthealth literacy, patient teaching, teach-backen_US
dc.titlePatient Education Initiative Aimed at Reducing Postoperative Complicationsen_US
dc.typeDNP Scholarly Projecten_US
ecu.campusonlyOpen Accessen_US

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