Preventing rehospitalization through effective home health nursing care

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Vasquez, Monica S ^a  

^a VNA of El Paso Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYPHARMACY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AFTERCARE; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOCUMENTATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; POLYPHARMACY; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40049104743     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000311023.03399.ed     Document Type: Review

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