Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Staffing, Discharge Preparation, and Postdischarge Utilization
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
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Measuring Nurses' Impact on Health Care Quality
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) teams summarize their work to close the gaps in measuring quality of nursing care.
Methodology Issues in Implementation Science
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.
Nurse Identified Hospital to Home Medication Discrepancies
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, nurse interventionists identified and documented medication discrepancies from two Inland Northwest hospitals. The researchers identified more system-level discrepancies than patient-level ones.
Physician Views on Barriers to Primary Care for Young Adults With Childhood-Onset Chronic Disease
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
General pediatricians and internists report multiple barriers to providing primary care to adults with childhood-onset chronic disease. Most believe it would be difficult for these patients to find an adult-focused provider to care for their needs.
Palliative Care in Long-Term Care
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Academic and medical professionals discuss the transition from palliative care in hospitals to nursing homes.
Survivorship Beyond Convalescence
June 16, 2009 | Journal Article
This brief reports on a study that extends previous analysis of the effects of prostate cancer treatments. Researchers compared prostatectomy, radiation, and brachytherapy and outcomes for urinary, sexual, and bowel function, and basic physical and mental function over 48 months.
Transition Planning for Youth with Special Health Care Needs
June 6, 2005 | Journal Article
Children with special health care needs are dependent on uninterrupted medical care for their health and well-being. Almost 13 percent of children in the U.S. are classified as such and they account for a disproportionate share of health care expend ...
Access to Care for Youth with Special Health Care Needs in the Transition to Adulthood
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Youth with special needs face numerous issues when transitioning to the adult health system. A survey of 77 youth showed that too many lacked a usual source of care, and were either uninsured or had experienced an insurance gap.
Recovery of Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults After Hospitalization for Acute Medical Illness
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
After hospitalization for illness, older adults discharged with diminished ability to take care of themselves are at high risk for death or continued disability in the following year, and are not likely to recover functions they do not regain in the first month post-discharge.