Preventing Readmissions Among Ethnically Diverse Patients to Hospitals for Chronic Conditions

Summarize the patient, family, or population problem. Explain why the problem is relevant to your professional practice and to the patient, family, or group.

Define the role of leadership and change management in addressing the problem. Propose strategies for communicating and collaborating with the patient, family, or group to improve outcomes associated with the problem. Explain how state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies guided the development of your proposed intervention. Explain how your proposed intervention will improve the quality of care, enhance patient safety, and reduce costs to the system and individuals.