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. 2024 May-Jun;49(3):95-100.
doi: 10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000461.

Improving the Discharge Process at the VA Palo Alto Through Change Management and Implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge

Kelley Arredondo, David R Renfro  1 , Aileen Naungayan  1 , Denise Renfro  1 , Sharlene Burgos  1 , Sudha Yarlagadda  2 , Molly J Horstman, Aanand D Naik, Kyler M Godwin
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Improving the Discharge Process at the VA Palo Alto Through Change Management and Implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge

Kelley Arredondo et al. Rehabil Nurs. 2024 May-Jun.

Abstract

This quality improvement project demonstrates that nursing leadership with Project Re-Engineered Discharge can effect change in the discharge process and improve patient outcomes.

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