How do you best educate family members about discharge instructions when patients are being discharged to a nursing home or assisted living facility?
The Project RED research study found that the best way to educate family members about discharge instructions was through both the paper-based and electronic version of the After Hospital Care Plan. Often a nurse does not have time to provide education to a family member separately after he or she has already provided education to the patient. With the After Hospital Care Plan, an organization can provide family members the necessary information they need to take care of their elderly relative. Using the electronic version of Project RED, a nursing home can simply invite family members to sit and meet Louise, the virtual discharge nurse, and go through everything that they need to know to take care of their elderly family member.
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