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Perceptions of patient education and readiness for hospital discharge following elective total hip or knee arthroplasty, and the impact on 30-day hospital readmission, are described. Evaluating patient education and readiness for hospital discharge can provide the healthcare team with a targeted focus on patients' struggle with energy, personal care, demands, and not feeling physically ready to go home., In 2014, 370,770 total hip arthroplasties (THAs) and 680,150 total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) were performed in the United States (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2018). These numbers are expected to [...]

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ n.d.) defined a fall as a sudden, unintended, uncontrolled downward displacement of a patient's body to the ground or other object. This [...], The Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) Toolkit provides individualized, patient-centered fall prevention measures. In a study exploring the toolkit's adoption and its impact on patient knowledge of fall risk factors and interventions, fall rates, and injury rates, results demonstrated increased perceived patient knowledge of patient fall risk and related prevention strategies. An overall decrease in fall rates over time supported use of innovative, individualized fall prevention strategies.