title: Using "teach-back" to promote a safe transition from hospital to home: an evidence-based approach to improving the discharge process.
abstract: The "teach-back" process is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, evidence-based strategy which can empower nursing staff to verify understanding, correct inaccurate information, and reinforce medication teaching and new home care skills with patients and families. The Evidence-Based Practice Fellows at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin designed and implemented an educational intervention for nurses on "teach-back" which encouraged nurses to check for patients' and caregivers' understanding of discharge instructions prior to discharge. Pre and post survey data collected from nurses specifically demonstrated the positive effect "teach-back" could have on preventing medication errors while also simultaneously identifying areas for further study.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. ckornburger@chw.org
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kornburger
authors.forename: Cori
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadowski
authors.forename: Kristyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maletta
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klingbeil
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012153:Retention, Psychology