The consequences of poor communication during transitions from hospital to skilled nursing facility: A qualitative study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1095-1102

  King, Barbara J ^a   Gilmore Bykovskyi, Andrea L ^a,b   Roiland, Rachel A ^a,c   Polnaszek, Brock E ^a,b   Bowers, Barbara J ^a   Kind, Amy J H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

care transitions; communication; hospital to skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITY;

CARE TRANSITIONS; COMMUNICATION; HOSPITAL TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITY;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84880297449     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12328     Document Type: Article

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