Nurse-led intermediate care: Patients' perceptions

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-71

  Wiles, Rose ^a   Postle, Karen ^b   Steiner, Andrea ^c   Walsh, Bronagh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Intermediate care; Nurse led care; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; SUBACUTE CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037270553     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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