NR 630 ASSIGNMENT, INITIATION OF CAPSTONE PROJECT, CARDIAC WELLNESS

NR 630 Assignment, Initiation of Capstone Project – Cardiac Wellness Program In 2012, 17.5 million people died from heart disease and accounted for 31 percent of the global mortality rate. The conditions that were ….on were acute coronary syndromes such as ST elevation, myocardial infarction, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, and unstable angina. These patients are fifty percent more likely to be readmitted with life threatening conditions. With an aging demographic in the community and the current demands placed on nursing leaders to provide quality and affordable healthcare while maintaining patient satisfaction determined a need to look for evidence-based research to decrease cardiac re-admissions through the implementation of a cardiac wellness program. The goal for the program is to decrease the hospitals cardiac re-admissions by forty percent. This show a return on investment in one year………..Continued (09 Pages with References)