Date of Graduation
Winter 12-15-2023
Document Access
Project/Capstone - Global access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Program
MSN project
First Advisor
Dr. Mohamad El Najm
Abstract
The purpose of this quality improvement project was to use evidence-based practices to determine if personalized education on disease self-management would lead to improved treatment adherence in a residential facility. The target population consisted of four elderly female patients who had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) and were struggling with the self-management of their disease. Contributing barriers to effective CHF self-management were determined using a root cause analysis, and included a lack of educational templates, declining cognitive ability of the residents, and no electronic health record (EHR). Using the Self-Determination theory, the interventions were implemented. Phase one was focused on the educational materials. During this phase the team developed individualized teaching handout templates and disease management tri-fold brochures, which were submitted to the director of nursing (DON) for approval. Phase two was the cognitive assessment where the team used the Medi-Cog assessment tool and reported all residents who scored below eight to the DON. The final phase was the educational program. In this phase, the team assessed the residents' learning needs, prepared the individualized teaching handouts, conducted a 1:1 educational session with each resident, and presented each with a post-education oral test. The outcome for phase one was the approval of the educational templates. The outcome for phase two was the completion of all patient assessments. Lastly, the outcome for phase three was the completion of individualized educational sessions for each of the residents. The educational materials were made into blank templates which can be modified to address any future educational need on any disease process, making it a sustainable intervention for the residential facility.
Recommended Citation
Abella, Abigail A.; Sheck, Brooke; Ramos, Daniela; Nguyen, Ivy H.; Tran, Mary; and Nagarajan, Roshni, "Patient Education Improvement Initiative for Self-Management of Congestive Heart Failure Among Senior Residents of a Long-Term Care Facility" (2023). Master's Projects and Capstones. 1629.
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/1629
Included in
Cardiovascular Diseases Commons, Geriatric Nursing Commons, Other Nursing Commons, Quality Improvement Commons
