b'Seize the Day: A Standardized EducationalDuring a three month pilot, 74 patients received the Pathway to Decrease Readmission Ratespathway . Ninety-six percent of those patients were Clinical nurses are the primary educators fornot readmitted within 30 days .Three patients were patients and families upon discharge . Prior to projectreadmitted within 30 days . All three patients were implementation, the educational plan for patients andinterviewed to determine if readmission could have families varied and readmission for patients with abeen prevented and to provide feedback on the diagnosis of seizure peaked at 20 percent . pathway . None of the patients was readmitted due to lack of education . Nurse competence of seizure Clinical nurses rely on educational material in themanagement teaching increased by 40 percent . Overall electronic medical record to guide their teaching .unplanned readmissions with a seizure diagnosis had a Due to the large amount of available materials5 percent decrease from January 2017 to August 2018 . related to seizure management, families were receiving different education points and teaching, creating inconsistencies . This created the need for a standardized teaching for all patients with a seizure diagnosis . The purpose of the Family Seizure Discharge Pathway is to standardize discharge teaching to ensure all patients and families are receiving standardized information on their home management plan . Empowering nurses to utilize the pathway supports safe care delivery and decreases readmissions to the hospital .The Nursing Shared Leadership Council established a goal to develop a standardized evidence-based seizure pathway to enhance nurse competence in discharge teaching and empower patients and families for in-home transition to decrease readmission rates . A pre/post survey was distributed to the nurses assessing knowledge, comfort with, relevance, and usage of seizure teaching and the pathway . The pathway consists of four components of seizure management: first aid (when to call 911, what to do during and after a seizure), safety, medications, and lifestyle modifications. The families are provided the pathway while the nurses teach following the same components with an added teach-back section . The teach-back section ensures the parents verbalize and demonstrate all components of seizure home management . Nursing Annual Report 2018 - 2019 25'