Nursing 4440A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Transitional Care, Adverse Drug Reaction, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
19 Mar 2019
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Stats: 20% of people experience adverse events after 3 weeks from discharge, 75% of them could have been prevented, adverse drug reactions are common because medications have changed, copd and chf are common reasons people go back. What are the challenges related to discharge: changes to meds before and after discharge, discrepancies in acute care vs. primary care, disconnect between hcp and patient understanding, burden of care on family members and patient. Ideal discharge planning strategy: goal of this is to help the transition between hospital and home and help reduce the adverse events. Include: the patient and family as full partners in the discharge planning process, discuss, with the patient and family five key areas to prevent problems at home, 1. What life at home will be like: 2. review medications, 3. Because his neighborhood is kind of run down.
