Determining criteria to assess patient readiness for discharge from postanaesthetic care: An international Delphi study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 23-24, 2014, Pages 3345-3355

  Phillips, Nicole M ^a   Street, Maryann ^a   Kent, Bridie ^b   Cadeddu, Mary ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus; Delphi study; Nursing assessment; Patient discharge; Postanaesthetic care unit; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84926168384     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12576     Document Type: Article

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