Medical-surgical nurses' documentation of client teaching and discharge planning at a Jamaican hospital.
Adult
Child
Humans
Jamaica
Nursing Audit
Nursing Records
/ statistics & numerical data
Nursing Staff, Hospital
/ organization & administration
Patient Discharge
/ statistics & numerical data
Patient Education as Topic
/ statistics & numerical data
Practice Patterns, Nurses'
/ organization & administration
Chronic Diseases
Client Teaching
Discharge Planning
Hospitalized Clients
Jamaica
documentation
non-communicable diseases
nursing
Journal
International nursing review
ISSN: 1466-7657
Titre abrégé: Int Nurs Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7808754
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Jun 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
9
2
2019
medline:
21
12
2019
entrez:
9
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study sought to review documentation of client teaching and discharge planning performed on the medical wards of an urban Jamaican hospital. Amid a chronic disease epidemic in Jamaica, adequate discharge planning and client education among hospitalized clients are essential to ensure optimal health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. A total of 131 records from six medical wards were audited. The audit instrument was developed based on the Ministry of Health, Jamaica guidelines, and appraised the completeness of assessment, use of the nursing process, client teaching and discharge planning. Quota sampling facilitated the selection of medical records which met the inclusion criteria. The SPSS Eighty-eight adult (67.2%) and 43 (32.8%) paediatric records were audited; 89.3% indicated the clients were diagnosed with at least one non-communicable disease. Fourteen percent of records reflected documented evidence of client teaching within the first 72 h of admission. On the day of discharge, only 18.3% reflected client teaching. Nurses seldom began discharge planning within the first 24 h of admission as only 6.9% records had documented evidence. These trends were common to adult and paediatric units. The requisite client teaching and discharge planning appeared to be lacking in the records reviewed and may be contributory to deficiencies noted in self-care management. Research is needed to determine factors which could facilitate improved client teaching and discharge planning in the local context. Failure to address this gap in nursing care can significantly affect the country's ability to the reduce the economic burden associated with chronic diseases. This study highlighted an opportunity for advocacy among nurses and requires nursing leadership to collaboratively develop policies and guidelines to address discharge planning and client education among hospitalized clients. Given the significant health costs associated with non-communicable diseases this should be made a priority in the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control Non-communicable Diseases in Jamaica with clear articulations.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
This study sought to review documentation of client teaching and discharge planning performed on the medical wards of an urban Jamaican hospital.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Amid a chronic disease epidemic in Jamaica, adequate discharge planning and client education among hospitalized clients are essential to ensure optimal health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs.
METHOD
METHODS
A total of 131 records from six medical wards were audited. The audit instrument was developed based on the Ministry of Health, Jamaica guidelines, and appraised the completeness of assessment, use of the nursing process, client teaching and discharge planning. Quota sampling facilitated the selection of medical records which met the inclusion criteria. The SPSS
RESULTS
RESULTS
Eighty-eight adult (67.2%) and 43 (32.8%) paediatric records were audited; 89.3% indicated the clients were diagnosed with at least one non-communicable disease. Fourteen percent of records reflected documented evidence of client teaching within the first 72 h of admission. On the day of discharge, only 18.3% reflected client teaching. Nurses seldom began discharge planning within the first 24 h of admission as only 6.9% records had documented evidence. These trends were common to adult and paediatric units.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The requisite client teaching and discharge planning appeared to be lacking in the records reviewed and may be contributory to deficiencies noted in self-care management. Research is needed to determine factors which could facilitate improved client teaching and discharge planning in the local context. Failure to address this gap in nursing care can significantly affect the country's ability to the reduce the economic burden associated with chronic diseases.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY
CONCLUSIONS
This study highlighted an opportunity for advocacy among nurses and requires nursing leadership to collaboratively develop policies and guidelines to address discharge planning and client education among hospitalized clients. Given the significant health costs associated with non-communicable diseases this should be made a priority in the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control Non-communicable Diseases in Jamaica with clear articulations.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
191-198Informations de copyright
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