Reducing and Preventing ICU Readmissions

-Body: Abstract, Introduction, Lit. Review, Gaps in Research, Conclusion, references (APA style, minimum 4 pages, max 7; asking for 5) -minimum 8 sources (6 peer reviewed, 2012-2018) This is my letter of intent search plan which can be used to find articles: I plan to search for background literature related to this problem by reviewing articles related to patient readmissions to their former ICU’s; and reviewing if these readmissions could’ve been prevented through the intervention of the ICU team, Med-Surg team, or if the patients declining health was inevitable and perhaps the patient should’ve never left ICU (without a clear consensus of what to do when a expected health decline were to occur). Various medical journals and databases will be searched using the keywords “ICU” and “readmission,” in tandem. This will hopefully yield articles that can provide some data and insight on what causes have been found to lead to ICU readmissions; and if there were any solutions, in terms of policy or procedure, for that matter.