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Clinical Nurses\u27 Perspectives on Discharge Practice Changes from Participating in a Translational Research Study
Aim
To describe clinical nurses\u27 experiences with practice change associated with participation in a multiāsite nursing translational research study implementing new protocols for hospital discharge readiness assessment. Background
Nurses\u27 participation in translational research studies provides an opportunity to evaluate how implementation of new nursing interventions affects care processes within a local context. These insights can provide information that leads to successful adoption and sustainability of the intervention. Methods
Semiāstructured focus groups from 30 of 33 participating study hospitals lead by team nurse researchers. Results
Nurses reported improved and earlier awareness of patients\u27 discharge needs, changes in discharge practices, greater patient/family involvement in discharge, synergy and enhanced discharge processes, and implementation challenges. Participating nurses related the benefits of participation in nursing research. Conclusion
Participation in a unitālevel translational research project was a successful strategy for engaging nurses in practice change to improve hospital discharge. Implications for Nursing Management
Leading unitābased implementation of a structured discharge readiness assessment including nurse assessment and patient selfāassessment encourages earlier awareness of patients\u27 discharge needs, improved patient assessment and greater patient/family involvement in discharge preparation. Integrating discharge readiness assessments into existing discharge care promotes communication between health team members that facilitates a timely, coordinated discharge