Perceived discharge readiness is indicative of a successful discharge planning process. When patients do not perceive they are ready for discharge the transition to home is often unsuccessful resulting in emergency department visits and readmission. This is also true when an infant is discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where the parent perception of discharge readiness is desired (Berry et al., 2013). A parent achieves the perception of discharge readiness through effective education and discharge planning. Nurses are responsible for providing the discharge teaching which has been shown as a significant indicator of perceived discharge readiness in parents of hospitalized children (Weiss et al., 2008). When nurses lack
