title: Nursing care management.
abstract: Patient satisfaction, patient-perceived quality of life, and nurse satisfaction were compared before and after the implementation of nursing case management in a southeastern acute care hospital. Immune-compromised oncology patients were sampled as proxy for patients with AIDS. Clinical nurse specialists as case managers planned, coordinated, and facilitated patient care on the 36-bed study unit. Patient satisfaction showed a statistically significant increase 6 months after implementation of nursing case management.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Columbia 29208.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States