Objective. To validate patient and nurse short forms for discharge readiness assessment and their associations with 30-day readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits. Data Sources/Study Setting. A total of 254 adult medical-surgical patients and their discharging nurses from an Eastern US tertiary hospital between May and November, 2011. Study Design. Prospective longitudinal design, multinomial logistic regression analysis. Data Collection/Extraction Methods. Nurses and patients independently completed an eight-item Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale on the day of discharge. Patient characteristics, readmissions, and ED visits were electronically abstracted. Principal Findings. Nurse assessment of low discharge readiness was associated with a six-to nine-fold increase in readmission risk. Patient self-assessment was not associated with readmission; neither was associated with ED visits. Conclusions. Nurse discharge readiness assessment should be added to existing strategies for identifying readmission risk.
Key Points
Question
What is the effect of adding structured nurse assessment of patient readiness for discharge to standard medical-surgical unit discharge practices on 30-day return to hospital?
Findings
In this multisite cluster randomized clinical trial, when patient self-assessments were combined with readiness assessment by nurses, high-readmission units showed a reduction in 30-day hospital returns. Mixed results were observed for nurse assessments only and for low-readmission units.
Meaning
Adding a structured discharge readiness assessment by the discharging nurse that includes patient self-assessment to standard practice for hospital discharge may reduce readmissions and emergency department or observation visits.
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