Veterans Health Administration Office of Nursing Services exploration of positive patient care synergies fueled by consumer demand: Care coordination, advanced clinic access, and patient self-management

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-146

  Wertenberger, Sydney ^a   Yerardi, Ruth ^a   Drake, Audrey C ^b   Parlier, Renee ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Care coordination; Patient self mangement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33745498940     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006216-200604000-00012     Document Type: Article

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