Nursing-led in-patient units for intermediate care: A survey of multidisciplinary discharge planning practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 322-330

  Griffiths, Peter ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Evaluation; Intermediate care; Nurse led care; Post acute care; Sub acute care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 0036582758     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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