A nurse-led intensive care after-care programme – development, experiences and preliminary evaluation

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 254-263

  Samuelson, Karin A M ^a,b   Corrigan, Ingrid ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

After care programme; Evaluation; Follow up consultation; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SATISFACTION; SURVIVOR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AFTERCARE; AGED; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79954590523     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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