Transitional care programs improve outcomes for heart failure patients: An integrative review

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-154

  Stamp, Kelly D ^a   Machado, Monique A ^a   Allen, Nancy A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; COUNSELING; HEART FAILURE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 84894067847     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31827db560     Document Type: Review

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