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Six Sigma DMAIC Quality Study: Expanded Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Health Care During and Posthospitalization Within the United States
Home Health Care Management & Practice, 07/18/2011
Kumar S et al. – Analysis of the current open–ended health care process allowed determining failure points and how to prevent such failures. Recommended poka–yokes include greater involvement of nurses in education and counseling patients during hospitalization and posthospitalization. Structured home visits and nurses role in improving communication with patients to foster better understanding and self–care compliance would decrease the number of unplanned readmissions.