Enhancing postoperative recovery of cardiac surgery patients: A randomized clinical trial of an advanced practice nursing intervention

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 515-532

  Tranmer, Joan E ^a,b,c   Parry, Monica J E ^a  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Min Hlth Longterm Care of Ontario   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Cardiac surgery; Postoperative recovery; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TELEPHONE;

EID: 4143063631     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945904265690     Document Type: Article

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