NURS FPX 9100 Assessment 1 Topic Approval Form

• NURS FPX 9100 Assessment 1 Topic Approval Form.

Topic Approval Form

WORKING PROJECT TITLE: Nutritional and online treatments to help COPD patients’ lungs work better

(Student) is the principal investigator.

Place of Work: AdventHealth Ocala, Florida

Stephanie Wilson is the sponsor.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

PICOT:

In people with COPD (P), how do nutritional and telehealth interventions (I), as compared to usual care (C), boost lung function and reduce return (O) for two to three months (T)?

Brief Summary:

• Increasing COPD Readmissions Due to Poor Management

At my project site, there is an escalation in the number of people diagnosed with COPD, and patients are having to be hospitalized again because they are not managing their COPD well at home. The people are ignorant of the fact that food and some other treatments can assist them in managing COPD. In 2021, 28,068 patients had to be readmitted to the hospital due to COPD (Definitive Healthcare, 2021). 

• Reducing COPD Readmissions with Telehealth and Diet

In addition, about 20% of individuals who are readmitted within the 30-day days for any cause under HRRP regulations suffer from AECOPD (Buhr et al., 2020). In the US, the cost of management of COPD is high at $9800 per patient per year (Portillo et al., 2018). It is the number one cause of death in the world. High returns could damage the group and hospital relationship and reduce service payments. Telehealth and dietary intervention could help enhance lung function and the management of COPD, reducing the readmission rate of people with COPD (Scoditti et al., 2019).

Primary Objective:

• The primary objective is to reduce the rate of readmissions to a hospital for COPD inpatients.

Secondary Objective:

• Improve the function of your lungs, which can be assessed using FEV1.
• Persuade staff to apply the food interventions more frequently.
• Successful and cost-effective care via video.

Proposed Evidence-based Intervention(s):

• People with COPD may consume enough protein and take vitamins (Collins et al., 2019).
• Telehealth interventions for decreasing the number of COPD patients who require readmission to the hospital (Chahdi et al., 2023)
• Bowman et al. (2023) argue that videoconferencing is a valuable tool for making the lives of patients with COPD easier.

PROJECT DESIGN AND METHODS

Project Design:

The project aims to enhance the quality of life of people with COPD.

Model For Improvement:

To improve matters, the PDSA cycle will be used as an illustration. This cycle suits this project better since it represents a quality improvement model that repeatedly allows the solution to be tested and ameliorated.

Target Population Undergoing the Practice Change:

The project’s main audience is the healthcare workers who care for COPD patients, such as nurses, respiratory therapists, and other support staff. The project will also include COPD patients at risk of needing readmission and their caregivers.

Inclusion Criteria:

All registered nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, dieticians, and RDs work full-time in the COPD care area.

Exclusion Criteria:

Caregivers who do not directly care for patients with COPD will be included in the project.

Estimated Project Length (weeks):

The COPD project is expected to last around ten weeks. It involves training and educating staff, delivering the solution, and collecting and analyzing final data. The job will be done within 10 to 12 weeks, with two weeks being assigned for data collection and analysis.

OUTCOME MEASURES AND ANALYSIS

Primary Outcome Measures:

The primary way to measure the success of this project will be:

• Fewer hospital readmissions because of COPD

Secondary Outcome Measures

The following are some possible side results of the project:

• More people on staff follow through with nutritional interventions.
• Happier patients and better quality of life (QoL) with care
• Lower costs because of cost-effective care services through telehealth
• Shorter hospital stays
• More staff knowledge about how to manage COPD

Explore our sample NURS FPX 9100 Assessment 6 Project Charter for complete information about this class.