A qualitative analysis of an advanced practice nurse-directed transitional care model intervention

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 394-407

  Bradway, Christine ^a   Trotta, Rebecca ^a   Bixby, M Brian ^a   McPartland, Ellen ^b   Catherine Wollman, M ^c   Kapustka, Heidi ^a,d   McCauley, Kathleen ^a   Naylor, Mary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEUMANN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Continuum of care; Nursing studies; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84860303077     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr078     Document Type: Review

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