This town hall session highlights the current state of the transitions of care in the medical-surgical setting. The outcomes from Dr. Naylor’s research are discussed and strategy examples from medical-surgical units around the country that are implementing approaches to address transitions of care are shared with attendees.
Contact hours available until 9/29/2015.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Speaker(s) have no disclosures to declare.
Planning Committee members have no disclosures to declare.
Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.
Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity has been co-provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. and Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC-COA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered nursing, Provider Number, CEP 5387.
Objectives:
- Recognize where the transition of care fits in to the AMSN strategic plan.
- Describe how AMSN is addressing the transition of care.
- Explain the outcomes of some of the studies that Dr. Naylor has published in the hospitalized elderly population.
- Identify one of the three new questions on the HCAHPS report that patients will be asked that directly relates to their transition of care.
- Discuss the approaches that some of the outstanding medical-surgical units around the country are implementing to address the transition of care.