Interviews with Australian nursing home managers reveal that various factors are associated with the decision to transfer a resident to hospital, including two factors not identified in previous research: Advance care planning and support from local health services

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 123-124

  Thomas, Kali S ^a   Dosa, David M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874183172     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2012-100560     Document Type: Article

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