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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Discharge Planning

Background:

  • Hospital discharge processes are under scrutiny to reduce patient length of stay.
  • There is a need for specialized education to support nurses in effective discharge practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a post-registration discharge practice education module on nurses' knowledge and abilities.
  • To assess the module's effectiveness in enhancing skills related to timely and complex patient discharge.

Main Methods:

  • Development and accreditation of a degree-level (level 6) part-time module: Facilitating Timely Patient Discharge.
  • University evaluation using a 3000-word case study and integrated practice projects.
  • Pre- and post-module self-assessment by students using questionnaires on 17 areas of discharge practice.

Main Results:

  • Students demonstrated increased knowledge and ability in discharge practice post-module.
  • Significant improvements were noted in areas such as 'understanding complex discharge' and 'teaching discharge practice to peers'.

Conclusions:

  • The 'Facilitating Timely Patient Discharge' module effectively enhanced nurses' competence in discharge planning.
  • Findings suggest the module's potential to inform future nursing education and improve patient flow in healthcare settings.