Implementing nurse-led discharge from day surgery
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The practical steps that health and social care professionals can take to improve discharge processes in their care settings are presented. A related document, 'Achieving Timely Simple Discharge from Hospital: A Toolkit for the Multidisciplinary Team', released in the year 2004 revealed that 80% of discharges from hospital could be classified as 'simple' and could be 'nurse-initiated'.
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2005
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2005
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Nurse decisions ignored in race to meet targets
Article Abstract:
The article discusses about the decisions by senior nurses that are being ignored by trusts in order to meet government targets on discharge.
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2007
Decision-making, Decision making, Evaluation
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2007
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Subjects list: United Kingdom, Management, Nurses, Hospitals, Company business management, Hospital admission and discharge
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