Managing the care of patients discharged from home health: A quiet threat to patient safety?

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-190

  Flynn, Linda ^a,b  

^a School of Nursing   (United States)

^b New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 33947537682     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000263436.08062.85     Document Type: Review

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