Facilitating Inquiry

Ryan, C. J., Bierle, R. (Schuetz), & Vuckovic, K. M. (2019). The three Rs for preventing heart failure readmission: Review, reassess, and reeducate. Critical Care Nurse, 39(2), 85–93.

• Discusses the importance of education and discharge planning that should begin as soon as the patient is admitted. It also discussed the implication for practice that include the follow-up by nurses (either in-home visits vs disease management clinics) is further needed. Note: American study.

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Tanlaka, E. F., Ewashen, C., & King-Shier, K. (2019). Postpositivist critical multiplism: Its value for nursing research. Nursing open, 6(3), 740–744. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.306

• Discusses the role of postpostivtist in nursing research.

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Van Spall, H. G. C., Rahman, T., Mytton, O., Ramasundarahettige, C., Ibrahim, Q., Kabali, C., Coppens, M., Brian Haynes, R., & Connolly, S. (2017). Comparative effectiveness of transitional care services in patients discharged from the hospital with heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. European Journal of Heart Failure, 19(11), 1427–1443. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.765

• A systematic review that compares nurse home visits, nurse case management, and disease management clinics for effectiveness in decreasing all-cause death and all-cause readmissions following HF hospitalizations. Nurse home visits where the most effective and most cost effective. Note: randomized from 17 countries from Europe and North America.  

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Wong, S. T., Krzyczkowski, J. J., Mackay, M. H., Thandi, M., & Baumbusch, J. (2020). A retrospective study of a home visiting program for patients with heart failure. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 30(3), 20–27.

• Discusses the benefits and importance of nursing home visits in BC for HF follow-up to decrease re-admittance to hospital in 30 days. Note: Canadian Study.