Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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A 55-year-old woman is admitted to the medical unit for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse notes that this patient was on the unit two weeks ago and has experienced several hospital admissions in the past year for exacerbations. The nurse manager observes that recently the unit has had an increase in 30-day hospital readmissions of patients with exacerbations of COPD. The manager then asks the nurse to chair a task force to examine how to decrease the rate of 30-day hospital readmissions among patients with COPD. Discuss how you will use the QSEN Model in the 55-Year-Old women's case.

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