Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in Safe Transition of Patients

Select one evidence-based practice article addressing patient quality and safety in transition of care from one healthcare setting to another.
Identify one specific issue that commonly occurs when patients are transferred from one healthcare facility to another with regard to patient quality and safety.
Describe the role of the family nurse practitioner to enhance and ensure the frail elderly patient is transferred safety from one healthcare facility to another.
What is SBAR and how does it assist in safe and effective communication between and among various health care delivery settings for frail elderly patients?
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Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in Safe Transition of Patients
Introduction
Transitional care from hospitals to home or other institutions if done ineffectively can contribute to poor health outcomes in a patient. Nurses are the ones who interact with the patient the most and therefore get access to information which may prove essential in transitioning of the patient from one institution to another. They evaluate and develop, identify barriers to communication of the transitional plan.

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