Hospital discharge education for patients with heart failure: What really works and what is the evidence?

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-82

  Paul, Sara ^a  

^a Western Piedmont Heart Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART FAILURE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT READMISSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 45849153896     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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