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Improving transitions from hospital to home

British Journal of Community Nursing, 2016
❛The success of out-of-hospital care will partly be judged by its ability to offer older people a quality dimension to their life experience.❜ The imperative of making integrated care a reality is widely accepted. However, yet again, there is evidence that some patients do not transition between hospitals and community settings in an effective manner ...
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The Transition from Hospital to Home

Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 1988
With the predominance of the elderly and chronically ill, and shorter lengths of stay, hospitals struggle with facilitating timely discharge while ensuring that the patient and family receive proper ongoing care. Subsequently, facilitating the patient's smooth transition from hospital is of primary importance at the time of discharge.
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Managing the Transition from Hospital to Home

Qualitative Health Research, 1992
This study describes the transition from hospital to home from the perspective of the older adults and family members who experience it. Qualitative data were collected in semistructured interviews conducted with a purposive sample of 55 older adult/family member dyads at 2 weeks and 2 months following hospitalization.
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Transition From Hospital to Home for Parents of Preterm Infants

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2012
Research on the phenomenon of transition spans several decades. This article discusses the transition from hospital to home and the challenges parents of preterm infants experience during a neonatal intensive care unit stay and after discharge. The article explores the link between parental problems and rehospitalizations and the need for accurate ...
Marina, Boykova, Carole, Kenner
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Transitioning Nurses from Hospital to Home

Home Health Care Management & Practice, 1997
This article summarizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a transition to home care course offered by a hospital-based home health agency. The course serves as an opportunity to foster relationships between hospital and home care staff, allows acute care nurses to explore future career alternatives, and provides the opportunity for the
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The transition of care from hospital to home for patients with hypertension

The Nurse Practitioner, 2017
Approximately 50% to 75% of hospital patients have hypertension. At the time of discharge, patients experience a transition of care as they move from the hospital to home. This article describes the transition of care from the hospital to home for patients with hypertension and discusses practice implications for NPs.
Mary M, Franklin, Mary Anne, McCoy
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Stroke survivors’ experiences transitioning from hospital to home

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018
Aims and objectivesTo investigate the experiences of ischaemic stroke survivors during the transitional period from the hospital through the first 4 weeks after discharge home.BackgroundIschaemic stroke survivors describe the transition from hospital to home as an important time in their recovery and describe various physical and cognitive concerns ...
Teresa Connolly, Ellen Mahoney
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The Family Perspective on Hospital to Home Transitions: A Qualitative Study

Pediatrics, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Transitions from the hospital to home can be difficult for patients and families. Family-informed characterization of this vulnerable period may facilitate the identification of interventions to improve transitions home. Our objective was to develop a comprehensive understanding of hospital-
Lauren G, Solan, Andrew F, Beck, Stephanie A, Brunswick, Hadley S, Sauers, Susan, Wade-Murphy, Jeffrey M, Simmons, Samir S, Shah, Susan N, Sherman   +7 more
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Transition From Hospital to Home in Preterm Infants and Their Families

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2016
When the day of discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) comes for the parents of newborn infants, they are filled with long-awaited joy and happiness. They go home feeling as parents, away from scheduled routines of the hospital, monitor alarms, clinical rounds, numerous tests, and so on.
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Discharge Planning: Hospital to Home Transitions for Infants

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
The transition of families between hospital-based and community-based care is problematic from a number of perspectives, but it can be enhanced by a systematic communication process. Both families and practitioners benefit from the coordination of information through a formalized discharge summary.
Mary Beth Bruder, Linda Walker
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