Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Continuity of Patient Care"
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Antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum predictors and outcomes of readiness for hospital discharge
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods are considered to be a time of critical adjustment in physical, psychological, and social well-being with considerable ... -
Bridging the gap in the continuum of care for spine surgery patients: A quality improvement project
(2017-03-24)The purpose of this paper is to discuss the inadequate communication between patient settings and the practice settings, review the literature regarding communication and risks of readmission for spine surgery patients, ... -
Coordination of care: Strategies, lessons, & implications
(2017-01-11)Background: Care Coordination was identified as a fundamental process that can decrease care fragmentation. IOM and ANA identified Registered Nurses as capable of spearheading care coordination initiatives that will ... -
Effect of clinical pathway implementation on outpatient wait time to urgent specialty appointment
(2018-03-02)Untoward wait time between a primary care referral and initial urgent specialty care appointment was identified during a root cause analysis at the project facility. Ambiguous role responsibilities and unclear referral ... -
The influence of an emergency "preflight" transition checklist on the transfer of senior facility residents to the emergency department
(2016-05-27)Study objective: The transition of care is flawed between senior nursing facilities (skilled, assisted-living, and independent settings), Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and emergency department (ED) personnel predisposing ... -
Patient medication education: Its impact on the discharged medical/surgical patient
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Acute care settings have an issue with readmission rates evidenced by the increasing frequency of their discharged patients returning as readmissions within a short time frame. ...