Reducing Readmissions After Stroke With a Structured Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse Transitional Stroke Program
Author(s) -
Christina Condon,
Sarah Lycan,
Pamela W. Duncan,
Cheryl Bushnell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.012524
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , odds ratio , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , emergency medicine , heart failure , nurse practitioners , myocardial infarction , coronary artery disease , health care , mechanical engineering , economic growth , engineering , economics , endocrinology
Our aim was to determine whether a standardized Transitional Stroke Clinic (TSC) led by nurse practitioners could reduce 30-day and 90-day readmissions for stroke or transient ischemic attack patients discharged home.
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