Hospital to home care: Discharge planning for the patient requiring home infusion therapy

Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Gorski, Lisa ^a  

^a Covenant Home Health and Hospice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; MILRINONE;

CAREGIVER; DRUG INFUSION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION; INFUSION PUMP; INSURANCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICARE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444517947     PISSN: 15352250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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