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Do You Understand What Was Said?
BY SANDRA ZAWALSKI, MSN, RN, CRRN, CCM, ABDA, MSCC
I sometimes wonder why patients are readmitted with the same diagnosis. Is it because they don’t follow the prescribed treatment plan, which can occur for a variety of reasons? Or did they not understand the discharge instructions?