4. Use of an inpatient nurse navigator to coordinate care for heart failure patients

Harris, D.T.; Fenner, Deborah J.; Gulati, Sanjeev; Cuomo, Kimberly

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.04.035

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“…Quality improvement to solve these issues is the resolution. For example, Harris, Fenner, Gulati, and Cuomo (2012) describe the use of the nurse navigator role at Carolinas Medical Center-University to standardize and optimize care of patients with congestive heart failure while planning to identify common issues that present as barriers and develop algorithms to overcome these barriers.…”

Section: Nurse Navigators Are Only the Beginningmentioning

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A Small Group of Committed People

Piper

2013

Creative Nursing

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This article recounts the author's personal experience with a flawed medication reconciliation system that was improved through her initiative and persistence. The history, function, and value of the nurse navigator role in identifying barriers to care are described. The author advocates for expanding our horizons beyond navigation to address and eliminate the identified barriers to provide high-quality patient and family care.

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A Small Group of Committed People

Piper

2013

Creative Nursing

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How Can Health Literacy Influence Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients? Mechanisms and Interventions

Westlake

Sethares

Davidson

2013

Curr Heart Fail Rep

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Health literacy is discussed in papers from 25 countries where findings suggest that approximately a third up to one half of the people in developed countries have low health literacy. Specifically, health literacy is the mechanism by which individuals obtain and use health information to make health decisions about individual treatments in the home, access care in the community, promote provider-patient interactions, structure self-care, and navigate health care programs both locally and nationally. Further, health literacy is a key determinant of health and a critical dimension for assessing individuals' needs, and, importantly, their capacity for self-care. Poorer health knowledge/status, more medication errors, costs, and higher rates of morbidity, readmissions, emergency room visits, and mortality among patients with health illiteracy have been demonstrated. Individuals at high risk for low health literacy include the elderly, disabled, Blacks, those with a poverty-level income, some or less high school education, either no insurance or Medicare or Medicaid, and those for whom English is a second language. As a consequence, health literacy is a complex, multifaceted, and evolving construct including aspects of social, psychological, cultural and economic circumstances. The purpose of this paper is to describe the mechanisms and consequences of health illiteracy. Specifically, the prevalence, associated demographics, and models of health literacy are described. The mechanism of health illiteracy's influence on outcomes in heart failure is proposed. Tools for health literacy assessment are described and compared. Finally, the health outcomes and general interventions to enhance the health outcomes in heart failure are discussed.

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Schell¹

2014

Professional Case Management

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: Case managers are faced with an ever-changing health care climate, including the demands of hospital readmission prevention. Because of this, case managers are in a unique position to ensure that the patient has a good understanding of their disease, medications, and follow-up instructions. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to be sure that every patient is assessed for discharge planning purposes and receives specific and consistent education throughout the care continuum, including follow-up care.

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4. Use of an inpatient nurse navigator to coordinate care for heart failure patients

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A Small Group of Committed People

A Small Group of Committed People

How Can Health Literacy Influence Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients? Mechanisms and Interventions

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