Patient functional status changes during hospitalization: Impact on early discharge planning

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 214-219

  Nsameluh, Kongmo ^a   Holland, Diane E ^b,d   Gaspar, Phyllis ^c  

^a Nso Bui Division   (Cameroon)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^c WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Functional status; Secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447322064     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000280490.79625.79     Document Type: Article

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