The going home initiative: Getting critical care patients home with hospice

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 46-57

  Lusardi, Paula ^a   Jodka, Paul ^b   Stambovsky, Mark ^a   Stadnicki, Beth ^a   Babb, Betty ^a   Plouffe, Danielle ^a   Doubleday, Nancy ^c   Pizlak, Zophia ^a   Walles, Katherine ^a   Montonye, Martin ^d  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Baystate Medical Practices   (United States)

^d HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 83655172808     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2011415     Document Type: Article

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