Date
8-9-2022
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Rachel Joseph
Keywords
sepsis, readmission, cost, sepsis screener, adult, home health
Disciplines
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Cook, Heather Michelle, "Does Screening of Patients in the Home Health Setting Prevent Sepsis Readmissions?" (2022). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 3764.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/3764
Abstract
The purpose of this evidence-based project is to reduce 30-day readmission rates of patients diagnosed with septicemia by using a symptom screening tool in the home health setting. Sepsis is a life-threatening and costly healthcare burden. Through this project the home health department staff were educated on the pathology of sepsis, and the use of the adult sepsis screener to identify at risk patients early and manage their symptoms thereby reducing 30-day hospital readmission rates of patients diagnosed with sepsis.
