Case management by nurses in primary care: Analysis of 73 'success stories'

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-82

  Flwyn, Glyn ^a   Williams, Meryl ^c   Roberts, Catherine ^b   Newcombe, Robert G ^a   Vincent, Judith ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Swansea Local Health Board   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Advanced primary care nurses; Case management; Emergency admissions; Unplanned admissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE MANAGER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING ROLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 42649086828     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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