TY - BOOK AU - Shermont, Herminia. TI - Reducing pediatric readmissions : : using a discharge bundle combined with teach-back methodology PY - 2016/// KW - Data analysis software KW - General medical and surgical hospitals KW - Paediatric hospitals KW - Patient readmissions KW - Pediatric nursing N1 - Nursing N2 - The authors describe a quality improvement initiative aimed at decreasing unplanned 7- and 30-day readmission rates in an urban, pediatric, tertiary care hospital. A stepwise approach was used to disseminate the pilot initiative across 16 inpatient units. Use of a teach-back methodology combined with a discharge bundle resulted in an 8% reduction in 7-day readmission and 10% reduction in 30-day readmission over 16 months ER -