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May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Formalizing nurse assessment of patients' readiness for discharge could identify at-risk patients and reduce avoidable health care use.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Older adults have different discharge needs than the general population and require more help in making care transitions.
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.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Babies born between 34 to 36 weeks' gestation are being discharged early at stubbornly high rates in some regions and types of hospitals, despite mid-1990s care guidelines and insurance mandates to cover longer hospital stays.
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
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.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Four case studies on recommendations to advance implementation science.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Little research documenting the frequency and costs of rehospitalization has been published and little is known about the underlying nature of these rehospitalizations or how they vary geographically. This paper looks at these issues and attempts to fill that gap.
June 25, 2007 | Journal Article
Discharging Patients with Unresolved Medical Issues.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Compared with traditional skilled nursing homes, the Green House model allows for more time to be spent caring for and engaging residents.