The Impact of Diagnosis-Specific Discharge Instructions on Patient Satisfaction

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Lo, Shuilain ^a   Stuenkel, Diane L ^a   Rodriguez, Lori ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ambulatory surgery unit; diagnosis specific discharge instructions; patient satisfaction; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 66149147464     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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