The Omaha System: Bridging hospital and home care

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-20

  Bowles, Kathryn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Discharge planning; Nursing classification system; Omaha System; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OMAHA SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242341768     PISSN: 10899758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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