“Understanding Our Patients to Help Them Reach

Their Goals”
METHODS/ ANAYLSIS
Raymonta Green BS, BSN, RN
- The target audience for this project were
Kennesaw State University nursing staff on Peachtree ICU. This
study focused on new graduate nurses,
WellStar School of Nursing permanent assigned staff nursing, and
MSN-Ed (Student) travel contract nurses.
- Pre-data assessment was gathered from
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE evidence based project completed by
new graduate nurses on unit from Cohort
BACKGROUND: Frequently, stigma is associated with patient noncompliance and its 2022 on “Patient Readmittance Rate”.
relationship to a patient's tenacity and ambition to pursue optimal health and - Approval for project was granted from
comprehensive care management. Patient noncompliance is described as a patient unit director on 2/25/2023 for
who deliberately or unintentionally disobeys medical advice from a healthcare provider implementation.
or refuses to take a prescribed medication. Patient noncompliance impacts not only the
patient's health result but also the healthcare system. Patient noncompliance can have - Staffing of 47 nurses completed in-
an impact on things like the efficacy of the medicine given, the patient's health service on questionnaire from 2/28/23 –
deteriorating, extra hospital admissions, or even deaths. Another negative 3/4/2023.
consequence of patient non-compliance is the increase in expenses that the healthcare - Social Determinants of Health
system faces. To tackle this growing problem within the healthcare system, it is questionnaire made standard practice on
important to first recognize that it is not a criticism of the patient but rather an 3/6/2023.
opportunity to comprehend the root causes of noncompliance. It will be easier to effect
change and provide correct care advice through discharge with resources and - Questionnaire surveys have been passed
advocacy to manage and maintain health if barriers are identified early in a patient visit. out alongside unit standardized reporting
sheet during shift huddling, prior to
PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to decrease the percentage of patient receiving assignment, totaling 376 to
readmittance on Peachtree ICU through early screening of social barriers in health from date. DISCUSSION
65% to 20% by the end of the 2023 fiscal year.
IMPLICATIONS - The fiscal year is still ongoing so results
- Overall acceptance of the questionnaire was cannot be determined at this time.
DIAGNOSIS YEAR INPATIENT READMITTED positive from staffing, encouraging the efforts, Finalized results will be available in
and demonstrates that staff is willing to be January 2024
ENT CANCER SURGERY 2022 378 137
change agent.
- Joint effort for the interdisciplinary team,
DIABETES 2022 143 87 - Initiating questionnaire in admission with the organization case management
assessment rather than discharge can give department reviewing questionnaires and
GASTROINTESTINAL 2022 94 17 time to allocate resources for patients and allocating resources
tackling barriers to health.
STROKE 2022 12 4 - Data will be skewed due to the gain and
- Builds rapport between patient and facility to loss of staffing from termination,
DRUG USE 2022 97 56 help ensure that hospital is a safe haven for resignation, and promotion from unit.
patient and that patients are more than just a
- Skewed efforts from staff members who
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS 2022 189 92 number.
have come from other organization with
SKIN IMPAIRMENT 2022 56 37 - Pending results, implementation of there own beliefs, set clinical practices,
questionnaire can be standard practice and philosophy on nursing.
across Emory University Healthcare System.