Orthopaedic nursing
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Orthopaedic nursing · May 2014
Total joint replacement discharge brunch: meeting patient education needs and a hospital initiative of discharge by noon.
In 2009, our facility established the goal that 70% of patients with discharge orders would be discharged by noon. The orthopaedic unit was not meeting this goal but saw an opportunity to standardize the discharge process for total joint replacement patients. ⋯ Nursing units with standardized discharge teaching should consider implementing a discharge brunch for groups of patients to help achieve goals of discharging patients before noon.