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Empowering Recovery: A Standardized Toolkit for Discharge Readiness
This poster presents a novel approach to standardized relapse-prevention education, showcasing the implementation of a toolkit that enhances nursing staff confidence and improves patient discharge outcomes in addiction treatment.
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POSTER AI GENERATOR INPUT (COPY/PASTE THIS EXACTLY) ✨ Title: Standardized Relapse-Prevention and Discharge-Readiness Education Toolkit Author: Angelina Battistone, RN Temecula Recovery Center Section: Practice Issue & PICOT Question Practice Issue: Inconsistent discharge teaching among nursing staff resulted in variability in relapse-prevention education, decreased staff confidence, and gaps in patient readiness for discharge. Without a standardized structure, essential teaching topics were inconsistently delivered during a high-risk transition period. PICOT Question: Among nursing staff at a residential addiction treatment center (P), how does implementing a standardized relapse-prevention and discharge-readiness education toolkit (I), compared with existing non-standardized discharge education practices (C), influence staff knowledge, confidence, and consistency of discharge teaching (O) over a four-week period (T)? Section: Brief Review of Literature Standardized discharge teaching significantly improves continuity of care and reduces relapse risk for individuals completing addiction treatment. Evidence-based toolkits enhance staff confidence, improve consistency of education, and decrease omitted discharge topics. Effective relapse-prevention education includes warning signs, cravings management, crisis planning, medication adherence, and aftercare engagement. Structured patient-provider communication improves self-management and long-term recovery outcomes. Section: Intervention Setting: Temecula Recovery Center, a 64-bed residential addiction treatment facility. Intervention Description: Implementation of a Standardized Relapse-Prevention and Discharge-Readiness Education Toolkit consisting of: Discharge Teaching Checklist Standardized patient-education materials Discharge-readiness assessment tool Staff training and scripting Documentation prompts Critical Milestones: Weeks 1–2: Toolkit finalization and review with mentor Week 3: Nursing staff training and in-service education Weeks 4–7: Toolkit implementation for all discharges Ongoing: Feedback collection and documentation consistency review Section: Evaluation & Results Evaluation Methods: Pre- and post-survey assessing staff knowledge, confidence, and teaching consistency Informal staff feedback Review of discharge documentation completeness Results: Significant improvement in staff knowledge and confidence Increased consistency of discharge teaching 100% toolkit adoption during implementation Fewer omissions of key discharge topics Staff reported greater efficiency and clarity using the toolkit Section: Conclusions The standardized toolkit improved the quality and consistency of discharge teaching among nursing staff in a residential addiction treatment setting. The intervention strengthened provider confidence, promoted safer transitions of care, and supported evidence-based relapse-prevention practices, contributing to improved recovery outcomes. Section: References (Poster-Sized List) (Use only top 3–5) Key evidence supporting structured discharge education and relapse-prevention interventions. Include high-impact, recent (≤5 years) peer-reviewed sources used in the MSN project.
