Effective Medication Education on Readmission Rates Among Heart Failure Patients

In the U.S, heart failure (HF) patients have been readmitted to hospitals within 30; days after discharge. This has caused medical costs to increase for those patients. A; factor in the increase of readmission rates is due to medication nonadherence.; Following a discharge plan that is thorough with medication use and the use of the; teach back method has been proven to lower readmission rates among HF patients.

Effective Medication Education on Readmission Rates Among Heart Failure Patients Saja Alsarrieh, BSN Student Background Ø In the United States, readmission rates and hospitalization rates have been increasing in heart failure (HF) adult patients. 1 Ø Medication nonadherence is associated with an increase in readmission rates, morbidity, and mortality. 2 Ø The teach back method and having one-onone education with patients is a great way to improve discharge education success and to help lower readmission rates in HF patients. 3 Ø Having a discharge plan focused on medication adherence are effective in lowering readmission rates among HF patients. Outcome and Measurement Proposed Intervention Ø Emphasize thorough medication education along with verified patient understanding via the teach back method. Ø Increased adherence to medication use. Ø Lower percentage of readmission rates. Ø Measurement Tool: Readmission rates among HF patients at the UUH cardiovascular unit within 30 days after giving discharge instructions focused on medication use. Potential Barriers Ø Stakeholders remembering to use teach back method with discharge teaching. Ø Patients remembering to use medications as directed. Stakeholders Cardiovascular Physicians References 1Ruppar, PICOT In HF patients, how does effective discharge education, focusing on the use of medications at home, lower the percentage of HF patients that are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days? Ø Primary Outcome: Lower readmission rates among HF patients within 30 days after discharge. Pharmacy Technicians Nurses T. M., Cooper, P. S., Mehr, D. R., Delgado, J. M., & Dunbar-Jacob, J. M. (2016). Medication adherence interventions improve heart failure mortality and readmission rates: Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Journal of the American Heart Association, 5(6). https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.115.002606 2Di Palo, K. E., Patel, K., Assafin, M., & Piña, I. L. (2017). Implementation of a patient navigator program to reduce 30-day heart failure readmission rate. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 60(2), 259–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2017.07.004 Nurse Managers 3Anzio, N., Saul, L., Ren, D., Miller, S., & Tuite, P. (2022). Decreasing 30-day heart failure readmission through self-care education. MedSurg Nursing, 31(2), 99– 103. Retrieved from https://web-s-ebscohostcom.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=11&sid=bb1824b2da30-41aa-9dfd-dcd8053dd26f%40redis. COLLEGE OF NURSING