A study of the impact of discharge information for surgical patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 435-441

  Henderson, Amanda ^a   Zernike, Wendy ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Discharge; Nursing; Pain relief; Patient information; Patients; Surgery; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035432243     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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