Readmission to intensive care: A qualitative analysis of nurses' perceptions and experiences

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-309

  Elliott, Malcolm ^a   Crookes, Patrick ^b   Worrall Carter, Linda ^a   Page, Karen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Nurses' perceptions experiences; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MANAGER; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING SHORTAGE; NURSING STAFF; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERAPY DELAY; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT READMISSION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79959852386     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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