The patient's vulnerability, dependence and exposed situation in the discharge process: Experiences of district nurses, geriatric nurses and social workers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1299-1307

  Rydeman, IngBritt ^a,b   Törnkvist, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Center for Family and Community Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discharge process; Elderly; Home care; Nursing; Participation; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; SWEDEN; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33748694948     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01379.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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