The experiences of older people on discharge from hospital following assessment by the public health nurse

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-476

  McKeown, Fiona ^a,b  

^a Waterford Community Services   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community; Discharge; Experiences; Needs; Older people; Public health nurse

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFTERCARE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IRELAND; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847406782     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01556.x     Document Type: Review

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