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Capstone Change Project Outcomes

Musu Gaykai

Grand Canyon University

NRS-493

Instructor Dr. Maine

Date: 6/14/20

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Capstone Change Project Outcomes

Introduction

Nurse staffing remains an imperative health policy issue in the context of health care

delivery systems and safety. Although nursing is among the fastest-growing occupation in the

US, the country continues to experience a massive shortfall of qualified nurses due to the lack of

nurse educators compared to the high turnover in the profession and increase of the aging

population (Butler et al., 2019). The paper aims to discuss potential health outcomes in the

project based on the effects of the nursing shortage in patients' care.

Readmission

The percentage of readmission to a hospital is dependent on the changes made to improve

patient flow through the system. The rate is also a measure to indicate the effectiveness of the

changes in the system. Some of the readmissions are desirable and part of the planned care, while

others are related to inadequate staffing, which contributes to premature discharge (Warchol et

al., 2019). The project outcomes align with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and its

readmission reduction program of 2012 that intends to incentivize hospitals to implement

strategic methods that reduce unnecessary and expensive readmissions (Warchol et al., 2019).

Shortage of nurses hinders fundamental evidence-based interventions such as patient education

and care coordination that reduce readmission rates,

Mortality

The shortage of health care implies a failure to rescue, leading to an increase in the

mortality rate. Improved nurse staffing, especially in acute hospitals, lowers hospital mortality

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1 Capstone Change Project Outcomes Musu Gaykai Grand Canyon University NRS-493 Instructor Dr. Maine Date: 6/14/20 2 Capstone Change Project Outcomes Introduction Nurse staffing remains an imperative health policy issue in the context of health care delivery systems and safety. Although nursing is among the fastest-growing occupation in the US, the country continues to experience a massive shortfall of qualified nurses due to the lack of nurse educators compared to the high turnover in the profession and increase of the aging population (Butler et al., 2019). The paper aims to discuss potential health outcomes in the project based on the effects of the nursing shortage in patients' care. Readmission The percentage of readmission to a hospital is dependent on the changes made to improve patient flow through the system. The rate is also a measure to indicate the effectiveness of the changes in the system. Some of the readmissions are desirable and part of the planned care, while others are related to inadequate staffing, which contributes to premature discharge (Warchol et al., 2019). The project outcomes align with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and its readmission reduction program of 2012 that intends to incentivize hospitals to implement strategic methods that reduce unnecessary and expensive readmissions (Warchol et al., 2019). Shortage of nurses hinders fundamental evidence-based interventions such as patient education and care coordination that reduce readmissi ...
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