Patient recovery and transitions after hospitalization for acute cardiac events: An integrative review

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-191

  Barnason, Susan ^a   Zimmerman, Lani ^a   Nieveen, Janet ^a   Schulz, Paula ^a   Young, Lufei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute cardiac event; cardiac patient recovery; hospital discharge; recovery trajectory; transition after hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84857922462     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e318239f5f5     Document Type: Review

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