Evidenced-based factors in readmission of patients with heart failure

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-167

  Anderson, Mary Ann ^a   Levsen, Janice ^b   Dusio, Marie E ^a   Bryant, Paula J ^a   Brown, Sarah M ^a   Burr, Cynthia M ^a   Brown Benn, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Genesis Medical Center Davenport   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital readmission; Integrative literature review; Patients with heart failure

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CASE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646848091     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200604000-00012     Document Type: Article

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